Barbara Lamplugh

Broschiertes Buch

Secrets of the Pomegranate

Beschreibung

Secrets are dangerous; lies can rebound. And when discovery threatens to overturn your whole life... Passionate, free-spirited Deborah has finally found peace and a fulfilling relationship in her adopted city of Granada - but when she is seriously injured in the Madrid train bombings of 2004, it is her sister Alice who is forced to face the consequences of a deception they have maintained for ten years. At Deborah's home in Granada, Alice waits, ever more fearful. Will her sister live or die? And how long should she stay when each day brings the risk of what she most dreads, a confrontation with Deborah's Moroccan ex-lover, Hassan? At stake is all she holds dear... 'Secrets of the Pomegranate' explores, with compassion, sensitivity and - despite the tragic events - humour, the complicated ties between sisters, between mothers and sons and between lovers, set against a background of cultural difference and prejudices rooted in Granada's long history of Muslim-Christian struggles for power.

Autor

Barbara Lamplugh was born and grew up in London. She studied Language and English at York University before moving to Shropshire, where she lived on and off for over twenty-five years. The 'off' parts included an overland trip to Kathmandu in a converted fire-engine and a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway followed by several months backpacking around Southeast Asia. She described her travels in Kathmandu by Truck (1976) and Trans-Siberia by Rail (1979), published by Roger Lascelles.Preferring variety to routine, she has worked as a librarian, a project officer for Age Concern, a volunteer bureau organiser, a teacher of English, an editor and translator and a journalist. In 1999, spurred by the challenge of living in a different culture, she headed for Granada in Spain, where she still lives, inspired by views of hills and the Alhambra from her sunny terrace.As a regular features writer for the magazine Living Spain, she contributed around a hundred articles on numerous aspects of life in Spain. She has also written for The Guardian, The Times Educational Supplement and other publications.Although her heart and home are in Granada, she makes frequent visits to the UK to spend time with her children and grandchildren in Bristol and Edinburgh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Silverwood Books
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781781323694
• ISBN-10: 1781323690
• Artikelnr.: 42561059