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Photographer's Wife
Photographer's Wife | Suzanne Joinson
6 posts | 6 read | 3 to read
From the bestselling author of A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, an incredible story of colonialism, war, and the power of art in the face of trauma.It is 1937. Prue, an artist living a reclusive life by the sea, is visited by William Harrington, a British pilot she knew as a child in Jerusalem. Prue remembers an attraction between Harrington and Eleanora, the wife of a famous Jerusalem photographer, and the troubles that arose when Harrington learned Eleanora's husband was part of an underground group intent on removing the British. During his visit, Harrington reveals the truth behind what happened all those years ago, a truth that unravels Prue's world. Now she must follow the threads that lead her back to secrets long-ago buried in Jerusalem.The Photographer's Wife is a powerful story of betrayal: between father and daughter, between husband and wife, and between nations and people, set in the complex period between the two world wars.
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JazzFeathers
Photographer's Wife | Suzanne Joinson
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Ooops! Just seen that this only scores two stars on Goodreads. Kind of a shame, because the setting in Jerusalem in the 1920s is quite unusual and interesting. It quite intrigues me.

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Verity
The Photographer's Wife | Suzanne Joinson
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Bailedbailed

There is something liberating about letting yourself give up on a book if it hasn‘t grabbed you within 50 pages. And just because it‘s been on the shelf for a while doesn‘t mean I feel obliged to finish it. Thank goodness!

Cinfhen Good move! This book was pretty bad 7y
Verity @Cinfhen excellent. I feel validated and glad it wasn‘t just my mood! 7y
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lesmel
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Panpan

Mostly about the architect's weird child. Guess that isn't such a good title. There's no story here. Just self-absorbed people floating along in their little bubbles. #bookclub #bookworms #2018

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lesmel
The Photographer's Wife | Suzanne Joinson
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Starting late on my #bookclub read. With bonus #dog #photobomb

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chavalah
The Photographer's Wife | Suzanne Joinson
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Mehso-so

Beautifully written story about tensions with Arabs during the British Mandate for Palestine. Wish it focused a little more directly on the issues, and the characters referenced in the title. Instead we get the story slant, through Prudence Ashburn in 1920 and 1937. She's a child when the plot's climax happens, and is forced to grapple with it as an adult. She has her own interesting character arc, but it's removed from the direct politics.

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ChrisM
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Panpan

Do you ever really want to like a book & keep reading hoping it will get better... That was this book!! Should have bailed & not wasted my time.

AlisonCanRead Too bad. Such a nice cover... 9y
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