When the apricots bloom /
Published by : Hachette Australia, (Sydney, NSW :) , 2020 Physical details: 312 pages ; 24 cm. ISBN:9780733646409.Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves |
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New book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | WIL | Available | 063398 |
"Friendship, trust, motherhood under the rule of a dictator in Baghdad"--Cover.
Includes reading group guide.
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 secret police, who have ordered her to befriend Ally, the deputy ambassador's wife. Huda's former friend Rania, an artist, enjoyed a privileged upbringing as the daughter of a sheikh. Now her family's wealth is gone, and Rania 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.