All Our Broken Idols
(Sprache: Englisch)
An epic of worlds ancient and modern, of treasures lost and stolen, of those who make beauty and those who seek to destroy it
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An epic of worlds ancient and modern, of treasures lost and stolen, of those who make beauty and those who seek to destroy it
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Historical fiction Book of the Month in The TimesTo the god of old thingsTo the gods of the riverbankTo the god of huntersAssyria, in the reign of Ashurbanipal. For Aurya and her daydreaming brother Sharo, every day is a struggle for survival, as they dodge the beatings of their drunken father and scrabble for scraps of food. One violent evening, everything changes. Soon, they are on the barge of King Ashurbanipal, bound for the beautiful, near-mythical city of Nineveh. Their fates become inextricably bound to that of the king - and the injured lion captured by his men. Twenty-six centuries later, British-Iraqi archaeologist Katya joins a dig in Mosul to protect the ancient ruins of Nineveh from organised looters, following in the footsteps of her dead father. When she and Salim, a fellow archaeologist, discover an astonishingly beautiful and rare carving, they know their find will bring the world's attention to Mosul. But the real world crashes in to their studious idyll to catastrophic, devastating effect when ISIL storm Mosul - and take Katya, Salim and local girl Lola hostage. All Our Broken Idols is hauntingly evocative, a novel in which past and present lives intertwine and stories travel across the ages. It is a story about the importance of art and the threat it poses to those in power. And it is about bravery; standing up for what you believe in, and who you love.
Autoren-Porträt von Paul M. M. Cooper
Cooper, Paul M.M.Paul Cooper was born in South London and grew up in Cardiff, Wales. He was educated at the University of Warwick and the UEA, and after graduating he left for Sri Lanka to work as an English teacher, where he took time to explore the ruins both ancient and modern. He has written for magazines, websites and also worked as an archivist, editor and journalist.@PaulMMCooperpaulmmcooper.com
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Paul M. M. Cooper
- 2020, 368 Seiten, Maße: 15,3 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408879417
- ISBN-13: 9781408879412
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.05.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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