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Exceptionally beautiful writing is the hallmark of this well-crafted novel about Syrian immigrants in New York City. In alternating chapters, our initially unnamed narrator (with a scratched-out name) relates the family story of his "Little Syria" Brooklyn neighborhood. The ghost of his ornithologist mother leads him to discover the secrets of Laila Z, whose paintings of birds were just becoming famous beyond the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More