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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Sadie Jones, the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of The Outcast, returns with an ambitious, richly imagined novel that confirms her place in the literary firmament. A passionate and beautifully written tale of personal loss in the midst of war in late 1950s Cyprus, Small Wars raises important questions that are just as relevant today. What happens when everything a man believes in the army, his country, his marriage begins to crumble? Hal Treherne is a young British soldier on the brink of a brilliant career. Transferred to Cyprus to defend the colony, Hal takes his wife, Clara, and their daughters with him. But Hal is pulled into atrocities that take him further from Clara, a betrayal that is only one part of a shocking personal crisis to come. Small Wars is a searing, unforgettable novel from a writer at the height of her powers. From the Hardcover edition.
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Struggling to write this review because both main characters, soldier husband and stay-at-home mom, aren‘t endearing but the story felt real. This book told their story in the backdrop of the #Cyprus uprising for independence (I know it‘s a bit more complicated than that) from the UK, but it was violent and scary. Wife was immature, at first; husband, likeable until he‘s not. This one will run you through the wringer. Of note, UK‘s occupation ⬇️

Texreader followed the end of the Ottoman Empire‘s own occupation of Cyprus—the Ottomans being quite the recurring theme for me this year! #crushtherush #readyourway #wintergames #merryreaders #wintersolstice #dashingdecember @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView @Clwojick @bookgoil @andrew65
#Cyprus #readingeurope2020 @librarybelle @barbarabb
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TheSpineView 🤩👍😍 3y
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Can anyone tell me what a “zebra crossing” is? You know I‘m picturing a 🦓 crossing the road. ???

#crushtherush #readyourway #wintergames #merryreaders @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView @Clwojick
#Cyprus #readingeurope2020 @librarybelle @barbarabb

Missusb It‘s the black and white striped lines across British (and Australian) roads which indicate a pedestrian crossing. Pic here: https://www.thearticle.com/the-forgotten-rules-of-the-zebra-crossing 3y
TheSpineView You learn something every day! 😊😍 3y
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Just read this paragraph in the tagged book, and it really describes the politics of this book in 1950s #Cyprus. #crushtherush #readyourway #wintergames #merryreaders @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView @Clwojick
#readingeurope2020 @librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Very descriptive 3y
TheSpineView 😊📖📚 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick A well written paragraph. PS: you're crushing it! 😊 3y
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Librarybelle Agreed...maps help so much! 3y
TheSpineView 📚📖😊🎄 3y
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Librarybelle This author is on my to read list! 3y
TheSpineView ❤📖🤩 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Sounds interesting! Good luck! 3y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Hal & Clara, meet & marry when they are young & Hal is studying at the military academy. Training to be an officer is a much different experience than being an officer. Hal & his family are transferred to Cyprus where he is tasked with rooting out the rebel Cypriot who are fighting for their freedom. Evocative descriptions of the Mediterranean, from weather & terrain to the colors & culture.👇🏽

Cinfhen There was a lot of military action and descriptions but it was integral to the plot. Small Wars is insightful and thought provoking. A story about wars we fight at home, within ourselves and between the greater world around us.

#ReadingEurope2020 #Cyprus

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Cinfhen Thanks to @Texreader for pointing this book in my direction. I really enjoyed it a lot!!! Bonus points for the British narration {{swoon}} 4y
Cinfhen If you enjoy historical fiction set in exotic locations definitely pick this up #Hoopla 4y
Librarybelle Sounds like a good one! 4y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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New audiobook 🎧I‘m a sucker for a British accent 😁#ReadingEurope2020 #Cyprus 🇨🇾 Another book NOT from my #WeeklyForecast 🤷🏼‍♀️

BarbaraBB Great choice! Better than Shakespeare I suppose! 4y
Librarybelle British accented audios are the best! 4y
Cinfhen Right @Librarybelle EVERY WORD sounds so sophisticated!!!!!! 4y
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Cinfhen I‘m liking it so far @BarbaraBB but my iPad lost battery and I need to charge it 4y
TrishB I‘ll read some for you 😁❤️ 4y
Cinfhen That would make me VERY happy @TrishB 😘 4y
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From today‘s book haul. #readingeurope2020 #cyprus

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Ideas for #readingeurope2020 #cyprus. I found the tagged book today!