Small Wars by Sadie Jones (English) Paperback Book

Description: Small Wars by Sadie Jones 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. the British are defending the colony against Cypriots - schoolboys and armed guerillas alike - battling for union with Greece.Clara shares Hals sense of duty and honour; FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The devastating follow-up to the massive bestseller The Outcast. What happens when everything a man believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - begins to crumble...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 Hals 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. Notes Paperback edition of this second novel from Sadie Jones, following the success of her debut, The Outcast, winner of the Costa First Novel award, and shortlisted for the Orange Prize. It is a portrait of a man and his marriage, set during the Cyprus Emergency and explores what happens when everything he believes in, army, country, marriage, begins to crumble. Sadie Jones pulls no punches in her description of the savagely unsophisticated island war. An exceptional book that shudders with the weight of human responsibility Good Housekeeping Back Cover Joness first novel, The Outcast , was a very hard act to follow. Her second, however, is even better. Joness research is impeccable, and her emotional intelligence outstanding The Times 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 guerrillas alike - battling for union with Greece.Clara shares Hals 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. In this exciting novel that resonates with contemporary parallels, Jones is unusual among women writers in focusing as much on the thrills and terrors of frontline action as its psychological fall out Independent Jones is fabulous at this, offering titbits of danger and discord while keeping a cool, matter-of-fact tone for the big horrors....this is, at heart, a moving love story Sunday Times Ambitious...uncannily good at the evocation of charged moments Guardian Author Biography Sadie Jones is the critically acclaimed author of six novels. Her first, The Outcast, won the Costa First Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and was a Richard and Judy Number One bestseller. Her second, Small Wars, 2009, was longlisted for the Orange Prize. The Uninvited Guests, was published in 2010. Also a screenwriter, Sadie adapted The Outcast for BBC Television in 2014, directed by Iain Softley and starring George Mackay. Her fourth novel, Fallout, came out the same year, and her fifth, The Snakes in 2019. Her sixth novel, Amy and Lan, was published in July 2022.Sadie is the daughter of the Jamaican screenwriter, novelist and poet, Evan Jones, and British actress, Joanna Jones. She was born and brought up in London, and is married to the architect, Tim Boyd. Review Jones is fabulous at this, offering titbits of danger and discord while keeping a cool, matter of fact tone for the big horrors... This is, at heart, a moving love story * Sunday Times *Joness first novel, The Outcast, winner if the Costa First Novel Award, was a very hard act to follow. Her second, however, is even better... Joness research is impeccable, and her emotional intelligence outstanding -- Kate Saunders * The Times *In this exciting novel that resonates with contemporary parallels, Jones is unusual among women writers in focusing as much on the thrills and terrors of frontline action as its psychological fall out...its a movie waiting to happen -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent *Ambitious...uncannily good at the evocation of charged moments * Guardian *Here Joness talent really shows... In an excellent encounter with a military psychiatrist, the dialogue breaks like dry twigs -- Stephanie Cross * Times Literary Supplement * Promotional The devastating follow-up to the massive bestseller The Outcast. What happens when everything a man believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - begins to crumble... Review Text Jones is fabulous at this, offering titbits of danger and discord while keeping a cool, matter of fact tone for the big horrors... This is, at heart, a moving love story Review Quote Jones is fabulous at this, offering titbits of danger and discord while keeping a cool, matter of fact tone for the big horrors... This is, at heart, a moving love story Promotional "Headline" The devastating follow-up to the massive bestseller The Outcast . What happens when everything a man believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - begins to crumble... Details ISBN0099540525 Author Sadie Jones Year 2010 ISBN-10 0099540525 ISBN-13 9780099540526 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 823.92 Illustrations 1 map, Pages 480 Publication Date 2010-04-15 Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 2010-04-15 AU Release Date 2010-04-15 NZ Release Date 2010-04-15 Alternative 9781409079255 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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