{"product_id":"other-americans","title":"Other Americans","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOther Americans\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLaila Lalami\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780525436034\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVintage\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2020\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - Timely, riveting, and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate one spring night in California, Driss Guerraoui--father, husband, business owner, Moroccan immigrant--is hit and killed by a speeding car. The aftermath of his death brings together a diverse cast of characters: Guerraoui's daughter Nora, a jazz composer returning to the small town in the Mojave she thought she'd left for good; her mother, Maryam, who still pines for her life in the old country; Efraín, an undocumented witness whose fear of deportation prevents him from coming forward; Jeremy, an old friend of Nora's and an Iraqi War veteran; Coleman, a detective who is slowly discovering her son's secrets; Anderson, a neighbor trying to reconnect with his family; and the murdered man himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the characters--deeply divided by race, religion, and class--tell their stories, each in their own voice, connections among them emerge. Driss's family confronts its secrets, a town faces its hypocrisies, and love--messy and unpredictable--is born. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Arab American Book Award in Fiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the California Book Award\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Other Americans | Laila Lalami | Paperback | 9780525436034 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks H 1770017","offer_id":50751218385154,"sku":"1770017","price":28.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/817yN4pMG3L.jpg?v=1791979898","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/other-americans","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}