Synopsis
*WINNER OF THE WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS FICTION AWARD 2017*
It is the spring of 2003 and coalition forces are advancing on Iraq. Images of a giant statue of Saddam Hussein crashing to the ground in Baghdad are being beamed to news channels around the world. Nineteen-year-old Specialist Cassandra Wigheard, on her first deployment since joining the US army two years earlier, is primed for war.
For Abu al-Hool, a jihadist since the days of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, war is wearing thin. Two decades of fighting have left him questioning his commitment to the struggle. When Cassandra is taken prisoner by al-Hool’s mujahideen brotherhood, both fighters will find their loyalties tested to the very limits.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9781784704322
- Number of pages: 272
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
- Weight: 191g
- Languages: English
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A powerful and moving take on the Iraq conflict.
This is a very good book, though I had some trouble getting used to having three different protagonists this was an excellent way of covering the story.
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Haunting...Mesmerising account of the war in Iraq
With a narrative full of highly emotive scenes and issues, Brian Van Reet's debut novel focuses predominantly on three US soldiers; Gunner Cassandra Wighea... READ MORE