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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Sadie Jones, the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of The Outcast, returns with an ambitious, richly imagined novel that confirms her place in the literary firmament. A passionate and beautifully written tale of personal (…more)
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Struggling to write this review because both main characters, soldier husband and stay-at-home mom, aren‘t endearing but the story felt real. This book told their story in the backdrop of the #Cyprus uprising for independence (I know it‘s a bit more complicated than that) from the UK, but it was violent and scary. Wife was immature, at first; husband, likeable until he‘s not. This one will run you through the wringer. Of note, UK‘s occupation ⬇️

Texreader followed the end of the Ottoman Empire‘s own occupation of Cyprus—the Ottomans being quite the recurring theme for me this year! #crushtherush #readyourway #wintergames #merryreaders #wintersolstice #dashingdecember @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView @Clwojick @bookgoil @andrew65
#Cyprus #readingeurope2020 @librarybelle @barbarabb
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TheSpineView 🤩👍😍 4y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Can anyone tell me what a “zebra crossing” is? You know I‘m picturing a 🦓 crossing the road. ???

#crushtherush #readyourway #wintergames #merryreaders @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView @Clwojick
#Cyprus #readingeurope2020 @librarybelle @barbarabb

Missusb It‘s the black and white striped lines across British (and Australian) roads which indicate a pedestrian crossing. Pic here: https://www.thearticle.com/the-forgotten-rules-of-the-zebra-crossing 4y
TheSpineView You learn something every day! 😊😍 4y
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Just read this paragraph in the tagged book, and it really describes the politics of this book in 1950s #Cyprus. #crushtherush #readyourway #wintergames #merryreaders @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView @Clwojick
#readingeurope2020 @librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Very descriptive 4y
TheSpineView 😊📖📚 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick A well written paragraph. PS: you're crushing it! 😊 4y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Librarybelle Agreed...maps help so much! 4y
TheSpineView 📚📖😊🎄 4y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Librarybelle This author is on my to read list! 4y
TheSpineView ❤📖🤩 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Sounds interesting! Good luck! 4y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Hal & Clara, meet & marry when they are young & Hal is studying at the military academy. Training to be an officer is a much different experience than being an officer. Hal & his family are transferred to Cyprus where he is tasked with rooting out the rebel Cypriot who are fighting for their freedom. Evocative descriptions of the Mediterranean, from weather & terrain to the colors & culture.👇🏽

Cinfhen There was a lot of military action and descriptions but it was integral to the plot. Small Wars is insightful and thought provoking. A story about wars we fight at home, within ourselves and between the greater world around us.

#ReadingEurope2020 #Cyprus

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Cinfhen Thanks to @Texreader for pointing this book in my direction. I really enjoyed it a lot!!! Bonus points for the British narration {{swoon}} 5y
Cinfhen If you enjoy historical fiction set in exotic locations definitely pick this up #Hoopla 5y
Librarybelle Sounds like a good one! 5y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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New audiobook 🎧I‘m a sucker for a British accent 😁#ReadingEurope2020 #Cyprus 🇨🇾 Another book NOT from my #WeeklyForecast 🤷🏼‍♀️

BarbaraBB Great choice! Better than Shakespeare I suppose! 5y
Librarybelle British accented audios are the best! 5y
Cinfhen Right @Librarybelle EVERY WORD sounds so sophisticated!!!!!! 5y
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Cinfhen I‘m liking it so far @BarbaraBB but my iPad lost battery and I need to charge it 5y
TrishB I‘ll read some for you 😁❤️ 5y
Cinfhen That would make me VERY happy @TrishB 😘 5y
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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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From today‘s book haul. #readingeurope2020 #cyprus

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Small Wars | Sadie Jones
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Ideas for #readingeurope2020 #cyprus. I found the tagged book today!