Award-winning Author, Sadie Jones, at Barrett Bookstore
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Come meet award-winning author, Sadie Jones as she discusses her latest work at Barrett Bookstore on January 26th at 7PM.
Her first novel "The Outcast" won the Costa First Novel Award in Great Britain. Jones' new book "Small Wars" is due out January 19th and like "The Outcast" takes place in the 1950s; the setting is the war-torn island of Cyprus. Jones was reminded of Afghanistan and said "perhaps Cyprus could be a vehicle for me to say what I wanted about what's happening now".
Back Cover:
A passionate and beautifully written tale of personal loss in the midst of war in late 1950s Cyprus, Small Wars raises important questions that are just as relevant today.
What happens when everything a man believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - begins to crumble? Hal Treherne is a young British soldier on the brink of a brilliant career. Transferred to Cyprus to defend the colony, Hal takes his wife, Clara, and their daughters with him. But Hal is pulled into atrocities that take him further from Clara, a betrayal that is only one part of a shocking personal crisis to come. Small Wars is a searing, unforgettable novel from a writer at the height of her powers.
For more information about the author and her appearance at Barrett Bookstore visit barrettbookstore.com
Barrett Bookstore
314 Heights Road
Darien
Her first novel "The Outcast" won the Costa First Novel Award in Great Britain. Jones' new book "Small Wars" is due out January 19th and like "The Outcast" takes place in the 1950s; the setting is the war-torn island of Cyprus. Jones was reminded of Afghanistan and said "perhaps Cyprus could be a vehicle for me to say what I wanted about what's happening now".
Back Cover:
A passionate and beautifully written tale of personal loss in the midst of war in late 1950s Cyprus, Small Wars raises important questions that are just as relevant today.
What happens when everything a man believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - begins to crumble? Hal Treherne is a young British soldier on the brink of a brilliant career. Transferred to Cyprus to defend the colony, Hal takes his wife, Clara, and their daughters with him. But Hal is pulled into atrocities that take him further from Clara, a betrayal that is only one part of a shocking personal crisis to come. Small Wars is a searing, unforgettable novel from a writer at the height of her powers.
For more information about the author and her appearance at Barrett Bookstore visit barrettbookstore.com
Barrett Bookstore
314 Heights Road
Darien
