House of Sand and Fog
By: Andre Dubus III
3.86
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In this “page-turner with a beating heart” (Boston Globe), a recovering alcoholic and addict down o…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Sometimes in this life, only one or two opportunities are put before us and we must seize them no matter the risk."-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
"Lester wanted to rise up out of this like a cloud, to drift over the valley and shore to the Pacific, to dissolve into its huge green expanse like rain."-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
"Dat's what they say of this cauntry back home, Kath: 'America, the land of milk and honey.' Bot they never tell you the milk's gone sour and the honey's stolen."-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
"It’s easy K. on one side of the page you got your costs and on the other side your benefits. All you do is mark which one is which, then you weigh one side against the other and you get your decision just like that. that’s all you ever have to do. i live by this."-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
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21. House of Sand and Fog
By: Andre Dubus III
3.86
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In this “page-turner with a beating heart” (Boston Globe), a recovering alcoholic and addict down o… read more
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"Sometimes in this life, only one or two opportunities are put before us and we must seize them no matter the risk."-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
"Lester wanted to rise up out of this like a cloud, to drift over the valley and shore to the Pacific, to dissolve into its huge green expanse like rain."-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
"Dat's what they say of this cauntry back home, Kath: 'America, the land of milk and honey.' Bot they never tell you the milk's gone sour and the honey's stolen."-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
"It’s easy K. on one side of the page you got your costs and on the other side your benefits. All you do is mark which one is which, then you weigh one side against the other and you get your decision…"-Andre Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog
