After the death of a family member, the new patriarch of the Nasr family has decided to sell their ancestral home in Beirut—a touchstone for all the Nasr members spread across the globe. The controversial decision brings the family back home, where their secrets boil beneath a city with a legacy of violence.

TAC is a multigenerational, multi-POV story that traces the history of a Middle Eastern family through peace, war, and displacement. With alternating timelines & POV, the audiobook might not be the best format to fully experience Alyan's masterful storytelling. Out of all the characters, I connected the most with the oldest daughter, Ava, possibly because of our shared propensity to overthink everything