When the Apricots Bloom by Gina WilkinsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is an interesting story about an Iraqi woman who struggles to deal with the infamous mukhabarat, the secret police, when she gets a prestigious position as a secretary for the Australian Embassy. She is told to befriend the Ambassadors wife in order to get information, but Huda doesn't want to spy on her new boss, Ally. Huda fears for her son's safety and feels trapped by a dangerous and corrupt regime. Meanwhile Ally has her own secrets and her own reasons for coming to Iraq. Exploring the reality of living under the dangerous regime of Saddam Hussein, this book gives a glimpse of a lifestyle that few of us would otherwise know.
I really enjoyed this story of friendship and the ties that bind us to our past.
