![]() As Detective Erica Coleman begins investigating the case involving Driss, Nora confidently believes that it was not an accident, despite a lack of evidence. While at home, Nora reconnects with Jeremy Gorecki, a quiet and introverted police officer who had a crush on her during their days together in the high school band. Maryam and Driss had immigrated to the Mojave Desert from their home in Morocco after their pleasant lives in their early marriage were disrupted by sudden political violence. Nora returns home to be with her family during the grieving process, which is complicated by the fact that Maryam, her mother, disapproves of her chosen profession, and is unafraid of voicing her opinions. ![]() Nora, an aspiring composer in her twenties who lives in Oakland, learns that her father, Driss, has been run over by a car and killed in an apparent accident, back in Nora’s hometown in the Mojave Desert of California. The following edition of this book was used to create this study guide: Lalami, Laila. ![]()
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