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Cargando... When the Apricots Bloom (edición 2021)por Gina Wilkinson (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This is the story of three women living in the shadow of dictator Saddam Hussein. Huda and Rania were childhood friends in Basra but now live in Baghdad. Ally is the wife of an Australian diplomat assigned to Baghdad. She is searching for information about her mother whom she lost at a very early age. Huda is forced to inform on Ally, or her son will be forced to join Hussein’s fedayeen. The beauty of Rania’s daughter has come to the attention of Hussein’s secret police. Rania knows she has to get her daughter out of Iraq to protect her from Uday Hussein. The lives of these three courageous women become intertwined as they confront the intricacies of friendship and betrayal under the thumb of Hussein’s puppets. Full of suspense and beautifully written, this book reflects the terror of living in Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s reign. At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the Mukhabarat - the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife. Huda has no wish to be an informant, but fears for her teenage son, who may be forced to join a deadly militia. Nor does she know that Ally has dangerous secrets of her own. Huda's former friend, Rania, enjoyed a privileged upbringing as the daughter of a sheikh. Now her family's wealth is gone, and Rania too is battling to keep her child safe and a roof over their heads. As the women's lives intersect, their hidden pasts spill into the present. Facing possible betrayal at every turn, all three must trust in a fragile, newfound loyalty, even as they discover how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect their families. An interesting look into the physical and emotional landscape of Iraq, based on the author’s own experience as a foreign news correspondent. The tale is quite immersive, dropping you into both the oppressive heat and the oppressive regime of the modern era. Contrasted with this are the memories of our one of our three protagonists’ (Ally) mother, who lived and worked in Baghdad during freer times a couple of decades prior. A debut novel for Gina Wilkinson, When the Apricots Bloom is Part mystery, part intrigue, part women’s fiction, this was a fascinating read into a part of the world that most Americans do not have the opportunity to see or experience. As well, it’s a thrilling adventure told through the tenuous friendships of three women, each from very different worlds. This book is highly recommended for book club readers and those who appreciate (even more recent) historical fiction. A big thank you to Gina Wilkinson, Kensington Books, and NetGalley for providing an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for this review. Please consider buying a copy of When the Apricots Bloom from bookshop.org – the online bookstore that gives 75% of each book’s profit margins back to independent bookshops – at https://bookshop.org/lists/best-fiction-of-2021. #WhenTheApricotsBloom #GinaWilkinson #KensingtonBooks #NetGalley #GeneralFiction #HistoricalFiction #LiteraryFiction #BookClubs #BookShop sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Inspired by her own experiences stationed in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein's rule, former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson's evocative, suspenseful debut is told through the eyes of three very different women in Iraq at the turn of the millennium. At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the Mukhabarat-the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife. Huda has no wish to be an informant, but fears for her teenage son, who may be forced to join a deadly militia. Nor does she know that Ally has dangerous secrets of her own. Huda's former friend, Rania, enjoyed a privileged upbringing as the daughter of a sheikh. Now her family's wealth is gone, and Rania too is battling to keep her child safe and a roof over their heads. As the women's lives intersect, their hidden pasts spill into the present. Facing possible betrayal at every turn, all three must trust in a fragile, newfound loyalty, even as they discover how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect their families. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This was hard to put down, and I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a tense, suspenseful read and to anyone who enjoys stories about strong women. ( )