Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad
The True Story of an Unlikely Friendship
Penguin
Paperback
: 04 Feb 2010
£8.99
£7.19
Synopsis
Would you brave gun-toting militias for a cut and blow dry?
May's a tough-talking, hard-smoking, lecturer in English. She's also an Iraqi from a Sunni-Shi'ite background living in Baghdad, dodging bullets before breakfast, bargaining for high heels in bombed-out bazaars and battling through blockades to reach her class of Jane Austen-studying girls. Bee, on the other hand, is a London mum of three, busy fighting off PTA meetings and chicken pox, dealing with dead cats and generally juggling work and family while squabbling with her globe-trotting husband over the socks he leaves lying around the house.
They should have nothing in common.
But when a simple email brings them together, they discover a friendship that overcomes all their differences of culture, religion and age. Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad is the story of two women who share laughter and tears, and swap their confidences, dreams and fears. And, between the grenades, the gossip, the jokes and the secrets, they also hatch an ingenious plan to help May escape the bombings of Baghdad . . .
Reviews
Customer Review: 16 February 2010
Reviewer: Helen Simpson
'This is such a lovely and inspiring book. I cried when Bee''s little daughter was born and May who had suffered so much from the death in Iraq was so excited and pleased. Thank you for your openess in letting us share your friendship.'
» Submit a reviewCritic Review:
‘An absorbing tale of friendship across frontiers'
The Irish Times
‘A fascinating portrayal of post-invasion Iraq’
Daily Telegraph
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780141038537
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 384
Published : 04 Feb 2010
Publisher : Penguin
Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad
The True Story of an Unlikely Friendship
£8.99
£7.19
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