@article{463768, author = {Dubus, Andre,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/463768}, title = {House of sand and fog /}, publisher = {Vintage Contemporaries,}, abstract = {On a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force under the Shah yearns to restore his family's dignity. When an attractive bungalow comes available on county auction for a fraction of its value, he sees a great opportunity for himself, his wife, and his children. But the house's former owner, a recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck, doesn't see it that way, nor does her lover, a married cop driven to extremes to win her love and get her house back.}, recid = {463768}, pages = {365 p. ;}, address = {New York :}, year = {2000}, }