This novel's firm, steady, even beautiful voice proclaims the completeness of the soul when personal and global issues are conjoined." - Booklist, starred. "An intelligent and absorbing 9/11 novel." - Publishers Weekly. "A superb cautionary tale." - Kirkus Reviews. At a caf? table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful meeting. Changez has lived an immigrant's dream of America. A Princeton graduate, he is hired by the elite firm of Underwood Samson. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his infatuation with elegant Erica promises entry into Manhattan society. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city overturned, and his own identity in seismic shift, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power - perhaps even love.