Free Download The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) - ALM

Late 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 forLate 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; Efran 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.As 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. Timely riveting and unforgettable The Other Americans is at once a family saga a murder mystery and a love story informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture.(less)

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