Finding Mrs. Ford
Finding Mrs. Ford by Deborah Goodrich Royce is a reprint edition published by Post Hill Press on April 7, 2020. This 416-page novel unfolds a narrative set against the backdrop of privilege and suspense, as Susan Ford’s seemingly perfect life is disrupted by the arrival of an Iraqi man from her past. The story intertwines Susan’s present with her college years in 1979, exploring themes of friendship and the complexities of her carefully curated existence.
Readers will discover a tale that delves into the consequences of choices made long ago, as the FBI questions Susan about Sammy Fakhouri, a man from Iraq whose life has been impacted by the turmoil of ISIS. The narrative shifts between the summer of 2014 and the vibrant yet challenging world of 1970s Detroit, where Susan and her friend Annie navigate their ambitions and desires. This book presents a blend of literary fiction and suspense, inviting readers to unravel the mysteries surrounding Susan’s past and the motivations behind her actions.
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Named one of the five must-read summer mysteries for 2019 by forbes.com
Named one of the top ten summer reads of 2019 by Good Morning America
Named one of the top fifty summer books of 2019 by Book Riot
On a sunny summer morning by the sea in New England, Susan Ford’s cocoon of privilege is threatened when an Iraqi man from her distant past boards a plane in Baghdad to come find her.
Mrs. Ford leads a privileged life. From her Blenheim spaniels to her cottage on the coast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, she carefully curates her world. Hair in place, house in place, life in place, Susan Ford keeps it under control.
Early one morning in the summer of 2014, the past pays a call to collect. The FBI arrives to question her about a man from Iraq—a Chaldean Christian from Mosul—where ISIS has just seized control. Sammy Fakhouri, they say, is his name and they have taken him into custody, picked up on his way to her house.
Back in the summer of 1979, on the outskirts of a declining Detroit, college coed Susan meets charismatic and reckless Annie. They are an unlikely pair of friends but they each see something in the other—something they’d like to possess. Studious Susan is a moth to the flame that is Annie. Yet, it is dazzling Annie who senses that Susan will be the one who makes it out of Detroit.
Together, the girls navigate the minefields of a down-market disco where they work their summer jobs. It’s a world filled with pretty girls and powerful men, some of whom—like Sammy Fakhouri—happen to be Iraqi Chaldeans.
What happened in that summer of 1979 when Susan and Annie met? Why is Sammy looking for Susan all these years later? And why is Mrs. Ford lying?
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