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The Collaborator | Mirza Waheed
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'Compelling . . . An important and poetic testimony to an all-too-easily forgotten war' Daily Mail By the waters running through the valleys of Kashmir, teenage boys come to play cricket, talk about girls, and just be. But a few years later, when they are young men and violence grips the region, they are gone. Only the son of the local headman has stayed. He knows his friends have slipped over the border to Pakistan, and turned militant to bear arms against the Indian army. He would like to join them - but he cannot. Instead, put in an impossible position by an Indian army Captain, he must cross into the shadowland between the opposing sides, a ghost walking among the dead. His fate, like that of his lost brothers, unknown . . . 'Waheed's prose burns with the fever of anger and despair; the scenes in the valley are exceptional, conveying, a hallucinatory living nightmare that has become an everyday reality for Kashmiris' Metro 'Possesses a disturbing power that is both lingering and profound' Independent on Sunday 'A thrilling, powerful debut' Sunday Times 'A beautifully realized account of horror, grief and the psychological trauma of war' Observer
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Final bk of spring,a slow read but worth it. Set in Kashmir in the 90's a yng man sees friends from his village leave to fight for independence as India + Pakistan bomb the region. Recruited to the Indian army to search corpses for guns + souvenirs his guilt at his job, the horror of his job + cruelty and brutality to his people makes for compelling but a hard read.

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Cinfhen Don‘t forget that we are now tallying completed prompts with a form submission? You have until midnight, **July 3** to fill out the second quarter form? ?
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andrew61 @Cinfhen thanks Cindy, if I remember I'll have a go tonight but I'm not too worried about the prize draw and postage to UK is high, but just enjoy the challenge and finding new bks as well as tunnelling into my unread pile to find a bk that fits. Summer here we come .🙂 3y
Cinfhen We‘ve been using BookDepository for UK winners, so free shipping!!! I‘m really glad you‘re enjoying the challenge without the prize incentive 💕😊🎉Happy Reading ❣️ 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great review. And now I want coffee and cake!! 3y
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