In the aftermath of 9/11, 26 year-old Lulu from Albania has intentionally overstayed her tourist visa. But things are looking up. She is working for “Mr. Stanley,” keeping an eye on his teenage son, Zeke, after his wife, Ginger, goes off to the Norwegian fjords to start over “somewhere clean and white.” His best friend, a powerful lawyer, has succeeded in making her a legal immigrant. Just as she is beginning to relax and stop worrying, three Albanian men mysteriously show up at the apartment and insist she keep a gun for them. Things get complicated in this comic yet thoughtful exploration of one immigrant’s experience in America. 306 pp.
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