OL17398217W Page_number_confidence 94.55 Pages 314 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201119091416 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 520 Scandate 20201117013133 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781849161275 Tts_version 4. Urn:lcp:watermelonfishan0000left:epub:4f8faf0e-2029-4da6-b7e2-11e524bd686e Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4117 Identifier watermelonfishan0000left Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9r30n12d Invoice 1853 Isbn 1849161275ĩ781849161275 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9611 Ocr_module_version 0.0.6 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19863 Openlibrary_edition Just send us an email and we'll put the best up on the site.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 08:23:19 Boxid IA1998922 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier For readers of The Island, The Book Thief and The Kite Runner. You can read more book reviews or buy A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible by Christy Lefteri at . Here he left everything he ever wanted and, by cover of darkness, risking his life, he is searching every house, every cafe, every old pathway, for just a glimpse of the only woman he has ever loved. You can read more book reviews or buy A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible by Christy Lefteri at .uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. Another story of war and violence in a country which was formerly under British rule, also written by a young woman born after the events described, is Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, about the Biafran War of 1969-1972. Thank you very much to the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.Īnother novel about Cyprus and its history, in the 1950s, is Swimming to Ithaca by Simon Mawer. I read it very quickly as I wanted to know what happened to Koki and Maroulla. It has made me want to know more about Cyprus and its history. It is beautifully written, and explores whether the main characters can come to terms with their past and present. There are a lot of violent and distressing scenes, including some of the group of women being taken off to be gang raped and returned battered and bleeding. I found this debut novel, by an author who was born in 1980 to Greek Cypriot parents living in exile in London, very powerful and moving – I was quite upset and angry about what was happening to the characters several times. She takes a little girl called Maroulla whose mother has been killed under her wing. Koki is one of a group of women rounded up and held captive by the Turkish soldiers – many of the others were among those who said nasty things about her over the years, but now she tells them the story of her past. This novel is quite sad, with many distressing and violent scenes. Meanwhile, an older man in London, Richard, is hearing the news of the place where he lived and loved as a young man after the war, when Cyprus was occupied by Britain. While his colleagues search the houses for anything they can take and brutally assault everyone who has not fled, Adem is looking for his former lover Koki. She is distraught when she finds her 11 year old son shot dead near the house.Īdem is Turkish – he used to live in Kyrenia and has now returned as one of the invading soldiers. Kyriaki, nicknamed Koki, is a still young single mother who has been treated as an outsider since childhood by the others in the town. The story of this novel is set over just eight days, and is told from the alternating viewpoints of three characters. The radio continues to report that the Turkish forces did not manage to invade, and that they were thrown back into the sea, even as the Greek Cypriot population realises that they have been invaded. It is 20 July 1974 in the small coastal town of Kyrenia, Cyprus. Summary: Beautifully written debut novel about the Turkish invasion of Kyrenia, Cyprus in July 1974
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