| Record Number |
842778 |
| ISBN |
9780733646409 (paperback) |
| Author |
Wilkinson, Gina, 1970- author. |
| Title |
When the apricots bloom / Gina Wilkinson. |
| Publisher/Date |
Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2020. |
| ©2020 |
| Pagination etc. |
312 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Contents note |
"Friendship, trust, motherhood under the rule of a dictator in Baghdad" -- Cover. |
| Includes reading group guide. |
| Summary Note |
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. |
| Subject |
Friendship -- Fiction |
| Secrecy -- Fiction |
| Women -- Iraq -- Fiction |
| Baghdad (Iraq) -- Fiction |
| Shelf Location |
F WILK |
