The Sand Cafe Book

A fierce, funny debut novel of journalists at war— or waiting for one that never quite arrives— based on the Gulf War experiences of a renowned New York Times correspondent

The New York Times - Christopher Dickey

In fact "the story" whatever that may be is the only real object of passion in the lives of any of these characters. Angus, his lover and her lover use each other for distraction and comfort, knowing they'll move on. There will be, as they keep telling themselves, other wars. And the waiting for the story, not the waiting for each other, is what really gives "The Sand Café its dramatic tension and comic relief.