The third in Aileen William’s Alki trilogy re-visits some of the characters from the earlier novels, and explores the same themes of immigration. In this tale we meet Kidane from Eritrea and learn of the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Kidane is now in Seattle hoping to make a new life with Talisha, who is African-American, and we find out that prejudice isn’t just from whites against blacks, but that black immigrants from Africa are looked down upon by African-Americans, and often suffer violence at their hands. Once again, the novel is dialogue-heavy, with reliance on dialogue to explain backstories and movie the narrative forwards, and this feels rather forced and unnatural, detracting from my enjoyment. However, it’s an interesting story, well-told, if a little melodramatic at times, and shows another aspect of the immigrant experience.