Hal Treherne is a young and dedicated soldier on the brink of a brilliant career. Impatient to see action, his other deep commitment is to Clara, his beautiful 'red, white and blue girl', who sustains him as he rises through the ranks. When Hal is transferred to the Mediterranean, Clara, now his wife, and their baby daughters join him. But Cyprus is no 'sunshine posting', and the island is in the heat of the Emergency: the British are defending the colony against Cypriots - schoolboys and armed guerrillas alike - battling for enosis, union with Greece. The skirmishes are far from glorious and operations often rough and bloody. Still, in serving his country and leading his men, Hal has a taste of triumph. Clara shares his sense of duty. She must settle down, make no fuss, smile. But action changes Hal, and Clara becomes fearful - of the lethal tit-for-tat beyond the army base, and her increasingly...
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2015-04-20
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En bok att läsa långsamt och gärna vissa delar flera gånger. Sadie Jones har en känsla för ord och meningar som framkallar starka känslor och bilder.
2011-11-01
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Läsvärt om en naiv yrkessoldat vars psyke bryts ner när idealen krockar med verkligheten. Något fattas ändå i romanen.
2010-05-15
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Kanske som filmmanus och möjligen för miljön under kriget om Cypern, men annars - nja.
