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03015aam a22005895i 4500 001 42AC1AFC8B0811EC8692ACEB22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220211010013 008 211007s2022 meu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2021948522 020 $a 1638082022 020 $a 9781638082026 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Wilkinson, Gina, $d 1970- $e author. 245 10 $a When the apricots bloom / $c Gina Wilkinson. 263 $a 2212 264 1 $a Thorndike : $b Center Point Large Print, $c 2022. 300 $a 446 pages (large print) ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the mukhabarat--the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife. Huda has no wish to be an informant, but fears for her teenaged son, who may be forced to join a deadly militia. Nor does she know that Ally has dangerous secrets of her own. Huda's former friend, Rania, enjoyed a privileged upbringing as the daughter of a sheikh. Now her family's wealth is gone, and Rania too is battling to keep her child safe and a roof over their heads. As the women's lives intersect, their hidden pasts spill into the present. Facing possible betrayal at every turn, all three must trust in a fragile, newfound loyalty, even as they discover how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect their families"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 $a Women $x Fiction. $x Fiction. 650 $a Female friendship $x Fiction. 650 $a Informers $x Fiction. 650 $a Undercover operations $x Fiction. 650 $a Families $x Fiction. 650 $a Mother and child $x Fiction. 650 $a Diplomats $x Fiction. 650 $a Diplomatic and consular service $x Fiction. 650 $a Embassy buildings $x Fiction. 650 $a Baghdad (Iraq) $x Fiction. 650 $a Secrecy $x Fiction. 650 $a Sacrifice $x Fiction. 650 $a Betrayal $x Fiction. 650 $a Spy fiction. 650 $a Historical fiction. 650 $a Domestic fiction. 650 $a Novels. 941 $a 13 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206010348.0 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20231025012816.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010024836.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230221010531.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210024518.0 952 $l TAPB572 $d 20221202015126.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20221123010126.0 952 $l WWPC305 $d 20220906011130.0 952 $l YLPC314 $d 20220603010739.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20220429010235.0 952 $l SLPC094 $d 20220219114245.0 $m F Wil 952 $l JBPC145 $d 20220218140205.0 952 $l EZPE755 $d 20220211010048.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=42AC1AFC8B0811EC8692ACEB22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search