by Benjamin Buchholz
After 13 years in America, Abu Saheeh has returned to his native Iraq, a nation transformed by the American military presence. Alone in a new city, he has exactly what he wants: freedom from his past. Then he meets Layla, a whimsical fourteen-year-old girl who enchants him with her love of American ...
Reviewed for SHELF AWARENESS, READERS' EDITION 12/9/11:http://www.shelf-awareness.com/ar/readers/2011-12-09/one_hundred_and_one_nights.html