A couple of years after 9/11 a jury is selected to pick a suitable memorial from submissions that are blind (they do not know the architects names). They end up picking a Muslim's design and all heck breaks loose.

anyone who is interested in fiction about 9/11.

none of the characters except the children.

Claire.

read something completely different.

like the book could have been so much better if the characters (particularly Claire) had been developed more. Claire is trying to validate herself through the death of her husband on 9/11. She comes across as the weak villain.

is obsessed with showing us the Muslim community and how warm they are. But she doesn't quite succeed. Mo is as selfish and conflicted as Claire is.

I am not sure whether to recommend or not. The reading was uneven at best. I with the characters had been developed more because I think the plot is promising and a good idea.

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