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The Arsonists’ City is a sweeping generational family saga which follows a Lebanese father...
Idris Nasr, a Lebanese doctor living in America, announces to his family that he is selling his...
This is a very nice book I must say I did really enjoy this very much this book is not my...
Thank you Bookishfirst and HMH for this advanced readers copy. In a sweeping family saga that...
The Arsonists' City is everything you want out of a family saga. The setting is one I have not...
When the patriarch of the family dies, it’s decided that the ancestral home in Beirut should be...
This gorgeous multigenerational family saga follows siblings Ava, Mimi, and Naj in present time...
I would like to thank Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) for the advanced reader's copy of The Arsonists’...
The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyan begins with one very stark and totally unexpected sentence:...
Even though the Nasr family lives all over the world, they meet in Beirut, Lebanon after their...
This was such an incredible book, I could barely put it down. I was so connected to the...
This story unfolds in Beirut, Damascus, and the United States bouncing between the 1980s and...
This book was beautiful and from the prologue I was entranced. It’s a difficult book to...
The Nasrs’ story, through a unique and distinct lens, will resonate with everyone that has loved...
Thank you BookishFirst, author Hala Alyan, and the publishing company for providing me an advance...
The Arsonists’ City is a moving multigenerational story about family, politics, secrets and love....
People deserve to have their secrets. There is so much to say about this book. Set in...
The Arsonists’ City is a well written expansive drama focusing on family dynamics and...
This is the story of a disjointed family brought together by a death, and the father's decision...
Wow just wow! This was absolutely magical. A book that I will read again and again and again. I...
This richly detailed, epic novel tells the story of the Nasr family as they reunite in Beirut for...
Reading the synopsis of this book, I just knew it was going to be "my type of read". I absolutely...
This is basically a "middle-class" story with it's story of relatively elite people (some of...
Thanks so much to Bookish First and HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) for the advanced copy of The...
This book has layers upon layers and each layer is AMAZING! The depth and details in this book...
I loved this book and will never forget reading it- a unique and memorable saga that becomes...
This was a very character driven novel. There are several characters within the family who the...
An absolutely beautiful book! An emotional story that travels through time and continents....
Hala Alyan's writing is always so beautiful. This text focuses on the intricacies of familial...
When I started this book, I had such high hopes for it. The first impression had seemed...
I have not finished this book yet. So far it is holding my attention. I really like the...
Good book. Couldn't put it down. Cover fits into what the book is about. The blurb is still...
I always like to start my reviews by describing the book in one word and for this book, that word...
Alternating between a young woman in the first blushes of love (both with a man and performing)...
This first look had two sections, the prologue & chapter 1. They vary greatly in tone. The...
The aspect of Hala Alyan’s writing that impressed me the most was her vivid portrayals of...
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