Waxwings

Set in Seattle around the year 2000, this story tracks two newcomers to the United States who are trying to build the lives they came for. Their efforts unfold against a backdrop of bombings and fear, a volatile economic boom, and street protests that spill into the city's daily life.

The book explores what the promise of the American dream looks like when it meets a city under pressure, and how outsiders measure their hopes against an unsettled public mood.