TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilkinson,Gina
TI  - When the apricots bloom
SN  - 9780733646409
U1  - A823.4 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Sydney, NSW
PB  - Hachette Australia
KW  - Families
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Australian fiction
KW  - Mothers and sons
KW  - Sacrifice
KW  - Betrayal
KW  - fast
KW  - Undercover operations
KW  - Secretaries
KW  - Secret service
KW  - Survival
KW  - Artist
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Female friendship
KW  - Secrecy
KW  - Women
KW  - Spies
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Baghdad
KW  - Baghdad (Iraq)
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Domestic fiction
N1  - "Friendship, trust, motherhood under the rule of a dictator in Baghdad"--Cover; Includes reading group guide
N2  - 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
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