This is one of the best books about the Persian Gulf region I've read in a long time! And, lately, it seems like the publishing houses keep publishing books about Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, so I've read a lot of them. Why did I like this one? It's quietly good. It's not a WOW book, but, after finishing it, I thought, "Hmmmm, that's pretty good."
The adult novel follows the path of Isaac Amin and his family. Isaac is a wealthy gem dealer who is arrested suddenly and put into prison. He is suspected of being a spy, but really the new government just wants his money, his houses, and his gems. So Isaac is tortured for several months until he finally gives them all the money in his bank accounts. In the meantime, we learn that his young daughter is trying to do her part and stealing files from her girlfriend's basement. Isaac's only son is going to college and drawing closer to his Jewish faith by falling in love with a Hassidic Jewish girl. Through it all, the family grows stronger. Isaac arranges for his family to be smuggled out of Iran and the novel quietly ends.
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