Haneen Miriam Day Adela Ryle 9781483959863 Books
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Please note that the paperback with the turquoise edition is an old version of this novel. 'It has been a joy to engage with such a thoughtful and thought provoking book of such intelligence and emotional range . . . Haneen enthralled, delighted and engaged me on multiple levels.' The Literary Consultancy.
Set against the turmoil of twentieth century Iraq, Haneen is the tale of Kamaran, his cousin Leyla and the city they love - Baghdad. Inseparable as children, the cousins are parted when the rivalry between their fathers ends in tragedy. Years later, in exile from the regime, Kamaran hears news of Leyla and risks everything to return home and find her, unaware that his country is about to be pitched into an unwinnable war with the West.
After two decades of conflict and a thousand and one memoirs by Allied veterans of ‘The Iraq War’, Haneen beckons you to look beyond the restricted vision of a gun sight and explore a different Iraq, a beloved Iraq - an Iraq which can only exist, now, in our imaginations.
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Haneen Miriam Day Adela Ryle 9781483959863 Books
This is a good story, told with obvious depth of knowledge of Iraq, its history, people and the sufferings that many have been through, following Western interventions. It is a romance interwoven with a particular sequence of events that I knew a little about, but never really understood. It gives a strong sense of the fragile divides that are embedded in all societies, often reflected in families and vulnerable to outside actionsThe descriptions of life before and life after these events (insurgencies,Saddam Hussein's rise to power, the invasion of Kuwait and US actions),the fracturing of family and community is told with an eye for detail, sensations and feelings! The first half of the book builds through the eyes of a child, Kamaran in relative peace ( but not within his family) and then jumps to Kamaran as a man exiled from his beloved Bagdad and the love of his life. The early years are highly crafted (on occasions, rather laboured) and build a sense of childhood peace and maturing, but with increasing awareness of discord - overheard sights and conversations.
The plot, like Kamaran, moves around and leaves loose ends that are picked up later, moving to an inevitable end. Betrayal and loyalty are in equal measure. The second part of the book describes the futility of the war and its impact on people's lives as experienced by Kamaran. The focus swirls around Kamaran and his family who are caught up, not of their own making, in situations that face Iraq either from internal or external factors - still not resolved and still divided.
The writing feels very like "an Iraqi " voice - the structure and phrasing and words/concepts used. This gives a real sense of authenticity and a deep knowledge and understanding of the culture and people. I learnt a lot but occasionally, I felt tired by this and wanted a more familiar style.
The weaknesses of the book are too much descriptive text that at times that overwhelmed this reader; gaps in Kamaran's story that jumped for me, and I would have liked to have explored the split in his family more (maybe at the expense of the building of the relationship with Leyla and friends). The pleasure was a snapshot into a time and place and a people!
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Haneen Miriam Day Adela Ryle 9781483959863 Books Reviews
I loved this novel because it was powerfully written without being in the least sentimental. The story centres on two cousins growing up in Baghdad, who fall in love and become separated by the conventions of their culture and by war. The agony of their separation is so well written it was impossible for me not to empathise with Kamaran and Leyla, and long for them to reunited almost as much as they did.
The effects of the war, both on the characters and the city of Baghdad, are very vividly drawn. I felt I was there, sharing in the emotions of the characters, hearing and fearing the bombing and especially in the silence of the aftermath. Just as keenly I experienced with Kamaran his sense of desperation as he sought out every opportunity to return to Leyla and to make her aware of his enduring love.
The novel was full of charged emotion which evoked the same in me, but it was the ending that for me was the most powerful of all. Despite everything that had happened to her and her people Leyla still maintained human dignity and kindness. I finished the book a few minutes before leaving for work and was still crying as I pulled into the car park half-an-hour later,
Iraq is a country steeped in ancient cultures though twisted by modern conflict. This beautiful book evokes the Iraq of the 1950s and tells the story of the changes from that time until the Iraq war. The name ‘Haneen’ captures the crux of the book. This is a tale of longing for homeland and lost love. The author brings the past to life, initially through the eyes of two children, cousins Kamaran and Leyla, and the routine of their daily lives. She skilfully guides us through the decades of conflict and the changes they bring for the citizens of Iraq. Haneen works well as a compelling narrative as well as a statement on what has been lost, but what – hopefully – persists. Anni W
This is a good story, told with obvious depth of knowledge of Iraq, its history, people and the sufferings that many have been through, following Western interventions. It is a romance interwoven with a particular sequence of events that I knew a little about, but never really understood. It gives a strong sense of the fragile divides that are embedded in all societies, often reflected in families and vulnerable to outside actions
The descriptions of life before and life after these events (insurgencies,Saddam Hussein's rise to power, the invasion of Kuwait and US actions),the fracturing of family and community is told with an eye for detail, sensations and feelings! The first half of the book builds through the eyes of a child, Kamaran in relative peace ( but not within his family) and then jumps to Kamaran as a man exiled from his beloved Bagdad and the love of his life. The early years are highly crafted (on occasions, rather laboured) and build a sense of childhood peace and maturing, but with increasing awareness of discord - overheard sights and conversations.
The plot, like Kamaran, moves around and leaves loose ends that are picked up later, moving to an inevitable end. Betrayal and loyalty are in equal measure. The second part of the book describes the futility of the war and its impact on people's lives as experienced by Kamaran. The focus swirls around Kamaran and his family who are caught up, not of their own making, in situations that face Iraq either from internal or external factors - still not resolved and still divided.
The writing feels very like "an Iraqi " voice - the structure and phrasing and words/concepts used. This gives a real sense of authenticity and a deep knowledge and understanding of the culture and people. I learnt a lot but occasionally, I felt tired by this and wanted a more familiar style.
The weaknesses of the book are too much descriptive text that at times that overwhelmed this reader; gaps in Kamaran's story that jumped for me, and I would have liked to have explored the split in his family more (maybe at the expense of the building of the relationship with Leyla and friends). The pleasure was a snapshot into a time and place and a people!
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