{"product_id":"when-the-apricots-bloom-3a-the-emotionally-powerful-international-bestseller-9780733646409","title":"When the Apricots Bloom: the emotionally powerful international bestseller","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree very different women must confront how far they will go to protect their families, under the ruthless rule of a dictator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThrilling\u003c\/b\u003e yet \u003cb\u003eheart-wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e ... This \u003cb\u003emust-read novel\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003cb\u003emesmerizing, captivating\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eprofound\u003c\/b\u003e' DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ, million-copy bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Coffee Shop of Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBaghdad springs into vivid violent life ... Outstanding!\u003c\/b\u003e' DINAH JEFFERIES, No. 1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tea Planter's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIraq, 2002.\u003c\/b\u003e As night falls in Huda's fragrant garden of apricot trees, a breeze sweeps in from the desert, warning of visitors at her gate.A secretary at the Australian embassy in Baghdad, Huda has been ordered by the \u003ci\u003emukhabarat\u003c\/i\u003e to befriend and spy upon the Deputy Ambassador's wife, Ally Wilson. To refuse is to risk her son being forced to join a deadly militia. But - though Huda cannot yet know it - Ally is keeping dangerous secrets of her own.Meanwhile, Huda's estranged friend Rania - a sheikh's daughter whose wealth is long gone - is battling to keep her own daughter safe from the dictator's men. As Huda and Rania are brought together again, through their relationship with Ally, their hidden pasts spill into the present. Facing betrayal at every turn, all three women must trust in a fragile, newfound loyalty, even as they discover how much each is willing to sacrifice to protect those they love...\u003ci\u003eLose yourself in this \u003cb\u003eevocative\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecompletely gripping bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e, where secrets are precious currency and three courageous women are tested to the limit by a horrifying power seemingly beyond their control.\u003c\/i\u003e 'Rarely do we hear stories of those who are most oppressed. And stories from recent wars told by women about women are even rarer ... Wilkinson's evocative language shapes the novel into one of suspense, intrigue and conspiracy; where female friendship is platformed ... Although it is set within a backdrop of male power, where human grief is 'almost a creature unto itself', the power of a woman's intent for the safety of those she loves carries the novel through with a mesmerising pulsating force' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Richly drawn characters and high-stakes plot' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edeeply involving and important novel by a master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e. Gina Wilkinson brings her lived experience to every page of this dramatic, and ultimately hopeful book' SUSAN WIGGS, No. 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author'Riveting and profound! I adored this book!' ELLEN MARIE WISEMAN, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author","brand":"Wilkinson, Gina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53902160167023,"sku":"9780733646409","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/4013\/5535\/files\/9780733646409.jpg?v=1785321154","url":"https:\/\/rechapter.com.au\/products\/when-the-apricots-bloom-3a-the-emotionally-powerful-international-bestseller-9780733646409","provider":"ReChapter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}