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The Submission
by Amy Waldman
This is an intricate, complicated, very engrossing book about 9/11, Islam and America, grief and healing, art and politics. It follows what happens when the artist chosen to create a 9/11 memorial turns out to be an American architect who is Muslim. It bogged down for me a little in the middle, but I was complete re-engaged particularly with the plight of Asma, an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh whose husband was killed in the attacks while she was 8 months pregnant. While there is some resolution, it remains complicated and thorny to the end--no easy answers but a very engaging and thought-provoking story.