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Bezig met laden... De Sterren boven Bagdaddoor Gina Wilkinson
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This suspenseful novel was well worth the read. I was quickly invested in each woman's story. Ally was kind-hearted but dangerously naive as she searched for answers about her mother. Huda wanted to protect her son, and Huda's former friend Rania was trying to protect her daughter. Too succeed, the women had to decide whether they could trust each other, but trusting the wrong person could be deadly. And there was always someone watching or listening. 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. 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. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I found this a gripping story that had me crossing my fingers hoping everything worked out for the women. The ending was possibly a bit abrupt, but overall I found the story to be atmospheric and gave me an insight into the fear and suspicion people lived through in this time. Generally I gravitate to books by authors native to their country, but there is definitely something to be learned from an ex-pat experience, as they provide a different set of observations and insights. I enjoyed the audiobook narration very much, although as with most audiobooks the rendering of an Australian accent was pretty appalling. ( )