03756cam a2200313 4500 592598626 TxAuBib 20220727120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496729361 1496729366 B086R8LDPN Amazon 1ed0b5f0-6e41-4349-b5bd-b15176281fce OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5394664 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Wilkinson, Gina. When the Apricots Bloom [Libby] : A Novel of Riveting and Evocative Fiction. Kensington Books, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 697kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<b>"Breathtaking...Riveting and profound! I adored this book!" —Ellen Marie Wiseman, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Orphan Collector</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>"A deeply involving and important novel by a master storyteller." —Susan Wiggs, # 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author</b><br /> <b><i>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER</i></b><br /> <b><i>In this moving, suspenseful debut novel, three courageous women confront the complexities of trust, friendship, motherhood, and betrayal under the rule of a ruthless dictator and his brutal secret police. Former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson draws on her own experiences to take readers inside a haunting story of Iraq at the turn of the millennium and the impossible choices faced by families under a deadly regime.</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>A <i>BuzzFeed</i> Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Release</b><br /> <b>A Target Book Club Pick</b><br /> <b>A <i>Publishers Marketplace</i> Buzz Books Selection</b><br /> 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 <i>mukhabarat</i>—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 teenaged son, who may be forced to join a deadly militia. Nor does she know that Ally has dangerous secrets of her own.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> <b>"Vivid...secrets and lies mingle as easily as the scent of apricot blossoms and <i>nargilah</i> smoke. Wilkinson weaves in the miasma of fear and distrust that characterized Hussein's regime with convincing detail. Richly drawn characters and high-stakes plot."<br /> —<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-26 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1ed0b5f0-6e41-4349-b5bd-b15176281fce&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1ed0b5f0-6e41-4349-b5bd-b15176281fce&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1ed0b5f0-6e41-4349-b5bd-b15176281fce&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)