"Fireworks" tells the story of two women thrown into the Hezbollah Israel war of 2006. Angie is a thirty year old nurse from Kansas, in Beirut for the summer to get away from a broken heart. Zahra is a sixteen year old Shiite, on summer break and in love for the first time. Through terror, loss, grief, self-forgiveness and the workings of a local doctor, the two women move from despair to grace and to the long-awaited shore. "Fireworks illuminates the complexity of religious codes and cultural boundaries. From Kansas City to Beirut, Houssayni's characters navigate family tension, political unrest, and unexamined grief. This is a writer full of curiosity and courage." -Christine Hemp, award winning poet and NPR host, www.christinehemp.com "This story could not be more timely. The breadth of Houssayni's empathetic imagination in Fireworks is impressive; the writing is sensitive to difference in the best sense." -Charles Holdefer, author of The Contractor "Sarah Houssayni's Fireworks...

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