| International Standard Book Number |
9781638082026 (hardback : alk. paper) : $38.95
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
823/.92 23
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| Personal Name |
Wilkinson, Gina, 1970- author.
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| Title Statement |
When the apricots bloom / Gina Wilkinson.
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| Edition Statement |
Large Print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2022.
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| Physical Description |
446 p. (lg print) : illustrations ; Hardcover 23 cm
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia
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| Carrier Type |
volume nc rdacarrier
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| Physical Medium |
large print rdafs
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| General Note |
Includes discussion questions.
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| General Note |
Regular print version previously published by: Kensington Publishing Corp.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"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 teenaged 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women Fiction. Iraq
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Female friendship Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Families Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mother and child Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Embassy buildings Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Informers Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Diplomats Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Diplomatic and consular service Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Baghdad (Iraq)
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction. lcgft
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction. lcgft
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Spy fiction. lcgft
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