This novel follows the family of Driss Guerraoui, an immigrant from Morocco. He's been living in Southern California for thirty years, raised two daughters and first owned a donut shop (burned down) then opened a diner. He's the victim of a hit and run accident which sparks the rest of the novel. We learn about the repercussions through multiple points of view: Driss, his wife, daughters, a bystander, and a cop. It's not so much a novel about racism although it's there as about family, their attempts to love each other despite the obstacles of race, class, culture and religion. It's a good read and interesting as Lalami, the writer, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her first novel THE MOOR'S ACCOUNT.
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