by Dave Eggers
First published 2016
Mokhtar Alkhanshali's dreams of reviving Yemen's legendary coffee trade hit a blockade when civil war erupts around him in Sana'a. Undeterred, the young Yemeni-American navigates the perilous landscape, risking his life to secure rare beans and export them to eager buyers worldwide. But as the bombs fall and alliances shift, Mokhtar must confront his own family's place in Yemen's troubled history to fulfill his audacious mission.
Genres: historical-fiction, business, adventure, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: against-all-odds, perseverance
Setting: San Francisco, Yemen (Republic), California
352 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: war