The Syrian

The Syrian The Syrian is a powerful contemporary novel of passion and betrayal, set against the brutal and bewildering outbreak of the Israeli-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, 2006.Nadia, a woman who has waited 13 years for a husband who was 'disappeared,' finally decides to declare him dead so she can marry an American physician, Andrew Sullivan. On the eve of her engagement party, her best friend Sonia, a well-connected war correspondent, rings to tell her that her husband may still be alive in a Syrian prison. Out to get Andrew for herself, Sonia draws in the powerful head of the Syrian secret police to help her in her Byzantine manipulations. Thus begins a series of dangerous plot twists that become increasingly bloody as Nadia attempts to rescue her husband, and the border conflict with Israel escalates. Autor: Cathy Sultan Wydawnictwo: Calumet Editions Rok wydania: 2023 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 302 Wymiary: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781960250636