The CBC”s March read is The Other Americans, by Laila Lalami, and as part of the book club’s essay series, I wrote about Yucca Valley, the novel’s setting, Yucca Valley, California, and the years my father spent there in the 60s and 70s. You can read the essay here.
My father, Muneef Alwan, sweeping snow off his Corvette in a rare Mojave snowfall, in a photo taken around 1971.