Description: Set in Mogadiscio, Somalia, this novel breaks new ground and brings the author back to his literary roots. He presents the story of a woman raised in North America who returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to find herself and reclaim her family's home from the warlord who has taken it.
Review Quotes: "A literary vision both broad and deep, the vision of an exile and a patriot."
-The New York Times Book Review
-People "This is an intriguing, poetically intense and deeply pleasurable read."
-Los Angeles Times