Synopsis
Hal Treherne is a soldier on the brink of a brilliant career. Impatient to see action, his other commitment in life is to his beloved wife, Clara, and when Hal is transferred to Cyprus she and their twin daughters join him. But the island is in the heat of the emergency; the British are defending the colony against Cypriots - schoolboys and armed guerillas alike - battling for union with Greece.
Clara shares Hal's sense of duty and honour; she knows she must settle down, make the best of things, smile. But action changes Hal, and the atrocities he is drawn into take him not only further from Clara but himself, too; a betrayal that is only the first step down a dark path.
Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099540526
- Number of pages: 480
- Dimensions: 198 x 132 x 30 mm
- Weight: 334g
- Languages: English
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Disappointed
The blurb on the back of the book tells me that I should really enjoy this novel, the setting, the story and the author, but I felt really let down by it.
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Small Wars
This is a wonderful second novel from the author of 'The Outcast', which is one of my favourite books. Set mainly in Cyprus in the 1950s, the story follows... READ MORE
Excellent book
Loved outcast so thought I would give this book a try.
Hooked very early on.
A good yet emotional read.