Panic in a Suitcase

A dazzling debut novel about a immigrant family living in Brooklyn and their struggle to learn the new rules of the American Dream

In this tale of two decades in the life of an immigrant household, the experience of a single family artfully reflects the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. Ironies, subtle and glaring, are revealed: the Nasmertovs left Odessa for Brighton Beach, Brooklyn...