First published 2026
Zorah Sharaf stands as her father's pride, the eldest daughter of a refugee family that transformed nothing into everything. The Sharafs escaped their homeland with only the clothes they wore and built a life in America's most exclusive neighborhoods. Their children attend elite schools. Their success story seems complete. Then catastrophe strikes. The family faces public scrutiny as whispers spread about what really happened behind their perfect facade. Was their happy home actually troubled? Did they truly achieve the American dream or merely perform it? The truth shifts depending on who tells the story. Through multiple viewpoints, the novel reveals how tragedy can shatter both families and the communities that embrace them. Each perspective changes what readers thought they understood about the Sharafs and their rise from refugees to symbols of immigrant success.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, social-issues, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: multiple-perspectives, unreliable-narrator
Setting: America, Homeland
Period: Contemporary
400 pages · Hardcover · Crown