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Fortunes of War: The Levant Trilogy
Fortunes of War: The Levant Trilogy | Olivia Manning
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In The Levant Trilogy Olivia Manning returns to the story of the young English couple Guy and Harriet Pringle, last seen, at the end of The Balkan Trilogy, departing from Athens ahead of the invading Nazi army. Now, in the spring of 1941, they arrive in Egypt as Rommel’s forces slowly but surely approach Cairo across the Sahara from the west. Will the city fall? In the streets the people contemplate welcoming a new set of occupiers, while European refugees and well-heeled Anglo-Egyptians prepare to pack their bags. And at night, everyone who is anyone flocks to the city’s famed hotels and seedy cabarets, seeking one last dance before the tanks roll in. Manning describes the Pringles’ ever complicated marriage and their motley group of friends and foes with the same sharp eye that earned The Balkan Trilogy a devoted following. And she also traces the fortunes of a marvelously drawn new character, Simon Boulderstone, a twenty-year-old recruit who must grapple with the boredom, chaos, and fleeting exhilaration of war.
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sisilia
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Sunday funday!

batsy 😆 2y
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sisilia
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Need something lighter to read next…. so I decided to be with the Pringles again 😃

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This is the first of the Balkans trilogy and part of the basis for the TV show Fortunes of War, which I love. This book sees the arrival of Guy and Harriet to Bucharest, Romania. Guy is teaching at the University and has been for one year already. Harriet tries to find herself in this new role of wife and new country. It is set just before WWII starts so there is obviously lots of the politics of the time. It is really well written and I love it!

charl08 I love that cover! 4y
emmaturi Yes, it is nice! The other two are similar @charl08 4y
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emmaturi
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I am currently reading this book and The Duke and I. Both very good!

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Definitely recommend this as well as the Balkan Trilogy!