When the Apricots Bloom | 
so-soThis was an interesting look at a culture I‘m unfamiliar with, but was quite slow and really struggled to get through most of it. It significantly picked up in excitement near then end but it then fell flat for me again. The authors note indicated this author wrote a memoir and that does seem interesting though.
pickA fast moving book about Iraq during Hussein‘s reign. My heart was in my throat for the last quarter of the book. #ReadingAsia2021
pickThere‘s a humanity explained in an Immigration story that makes this genre upon my favorite books to read. And this book confirms my opinion. Imagine you must save your daughter from rape by government officials or save your 13-yr son from conscription into service where he will be forced to kill citizens or be killed himself. As a mother is there anyone, anyone, to whom you owe greater loyalty than your child?
Starting a new one. It probably won‘t be the lighter book I should read after my last one but I‘m heartened that it has good reviews on here.
pickWhat a gem. Loved this novel about three women in Saddam Hussein‘s Iraq about friendship, trust and betrayal. Great twists. #ARC #Netgalley
pickThis was an awesome novel set in Iraq and revolves around friendship, betrayal, loyalty, and risking to all to do what is right. It left me longing for more with these strong female characters! #netgalley
