The Confusion of Languages

✍ Scribed by Fallon, Siobhan

• Book ID: 110148104
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 885 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

A searing debut novel from the award-winning author of You Know When the Men are Gone , about jealousy, the unpredictable path of friendship, and the secrets kept in marriage, all set within the U.S. expat community of the Middle East during the rise of the Arab Spring.
"A gripping, cleverly plotted novel with surprising bite." -- Phil Klay
"Mesmerizing and devastating . . . two military wives must explore a modern-day, cultural labyrinth in this insatiable read."-- Sarah McCoy****
Both Cassie Hugo and Margaret Brickshaw dutifully followed their soldier husbands to the U.S. embassy in Jordan, but that's about all the women have in common. After two years, Cassie's become an expert on the rules, but newly arrived Margaret sees only her chance to explore. So when a fender-bender sends Margaret to the local police station, Cassie reluctantly agrees to watch Margaret's toddler son. But as the hours pass, Cassie's boredom and frustration...