This book starts off with a story about Zeitoun and his life in New Orleans, LA. He has a wife and 4-5 daughters. He owns a painting company with his wife called Zeitoun A.Painting Contractor and they had a controversial logo. It was one with rainbow which could possibly represent homosexuality. When his wife asked him to change the logo, he proceeded to laugh because they were a Muslim company and homosexuality is against Islam. They also mention their daughter Nadeemah who is very intelligent. She has the role of "daddy's little girl" and listens to her dad in everything what to do. She is only two years old but she has enough intelligence to be somebody much older it seems. Towards the end of my reading, it mentioned a character named Emil. He is easily scared by Zeitoun when he comes behind him and scares him while he is painting and pulls out a slight grin. Throughout the chapter, the hurricane of Katrina constantly is being foreshadowed by his wife and daughter Nadeemah and they don't think it will be that bad.
This book has got me hooked already! I have no idea why I am so interested but it really pulled me in from the start when it starts in a diary format. His happiness with his family may have been what pulled me in and it is very interesting about what kind of man Zeitoun is from the beginning. I can't wait to see what happens when the actual story starts in this book.
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