Thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and NetGalley for providing me with an early review copy of this book.

Gosh, this just wasn't the right book for me. I tried to get into it but quit before I finished. Zebra is a young woman who, with her father, fled Iran, traveled through many places before landing in New York. Now Zebra's father has died, and she begins a journey towards the home she was exiled from.

Zebra and her father are both scholars and come from a long line of learned men. There was a lot of mention of books, authors, and quoted passages. Normally I love that in a book, but it didn't work for me here. This book will not be one that is breezed through quickly. It demands focus and careful reading. But frankly, a lot of Zebra's narration was over my head. I was very lost in this story, and didn't enjoy the ramblings of what seemed to be an unstable narrator.

Fabulous book. Thoroughly loved. Highly recommend!

Looks an amazing and gorgeous book but I am unable to download it in its current format. However thank you so much for the approval.