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THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES
By: Siobhan Fallon
G.P. Putnam's Sons
July 2017
On Sale: June 27, 2017
336 pages
ISBN: 0399158928
EAN: 9780399158926
Kindle: B01M7R32BW
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Women's Fiction | Suspense
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. Both Cassie Hugo and Margaret Brickshaw dutifully followed their soldier husbands to the U.S. embassy in Jordan, but thatโs about all the women have in common. After two years, Cassieโs 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 Margaretโs toddler son. But as the hours pass, Cassieโs boredom and frustration turn to fear: Why isnโt Margaret answering her phone, and why is it taking so long to sort out a routine accident? Snooping around Margaretโs apartment, Cassie begins to question not only her friendโs whereabouts but also her own role in Margaretโs disappearance. With achingly honest prose and riveting characters, The Confusion of Languages plunges readers into a shattering collision between two women and two worlds, affirming Siobhan Fallon as a powerful voice in American fiction and a storyteller not to be missed.
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