Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart Nelson Mandela Sadiq has finally come to

Sadiq has finally come to accept that he may never see his daughters again

a smelly spaniel

tirelessly trying to outstrip her past and in mortal fear of her future

Shipstead traverses the ordinary and extraordinary with cunning

and one that took him from the violent

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart Nelson Mandela Sadiq has finally come toThere cannot be a more relevant novel for our moment, certainly not one with such beauty of description, depth of feeling, and, as always, humour.' Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize winning author of LessIt's March 2020 and a calamity is unfolding. A group of friends and friends of friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing