The Baghdad Clock

Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Literary
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Author: Shahad Al Rawi ISBN: 9781786073235
Publisher: Oneworld Publications Publication: May 3, 2018
Imprint: Oneworld Publications Language: English
Author: Shahad Al Rawi
ISBN: 9781786073235
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication: May 3, 2018
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Language: English

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 2018

A HEART-RENDING TALE OF TWO GIRLS GROWING UP IN WAR-TORN BAGHDAD

Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again.

This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 2018

A HEART-RENDING TALE OF TWO GIRLS GROWING UP IN WAR-TORN BAGHDAD

Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again.

This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.

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