15th
November 2016, Thomas and Mercer, 434 pages, Ebook
Book
summary from the press release
Kosovo,
1999. James Palatine of the Army Intelligence Corps is on a
clandestine mission to locate Serbian anti-aircraft units in advance
of a NATO bombing campaign.
A
woman’s desperate cry for help draws his unit to a remote farm,
where Palatine makes a split-second decision that he profoundly
regrets. A few hours later he sees a chance to redeem himself – in
his own eyes, at least – when he finds a young girl close to death
in the freezing woods. But rescuing the girl proves only to be the
beginning of a new nightmare.
Against
a backdrop of impending war, Palatine’s life spirals into an
underworld of predatory gangsters and unscrupulous spies – and
takes him on a journey deep into the darkness within his own soul.
Nayu's
thoughts
This
isn't technically a review as I haven't read the book, but I featured
book 1 a few months ago, so felt you'd like to know about the sequel
too. Do check it out!
Extra
info on the book's setting also in the press release:
The
bombing of and subsequent invasion of Kosovo by NATO forces. which
began in March 1999, was the last act in the Yugoslav Wars, which
Tony Blair described as “a battle between good and evil”. Among
the “evil”, presumably, were the UN functionaries whose human
trafficking activities were exposed by Kathryn Bolkovac in her book
The Whistleblower.
In
the run-up to the Iraq war of 2003, Kosovo was frequently cited as an
example of how a military invasion could be morally justifiable.
Say
a Little Prayer is partly set at the
farcical Rambouillet Peace Conference, and features past and present
presidents of Kosovo and the British Foreign Secretary at the time,
Robin Cook.
Author
info
Giles
O’Bryen is married with three children and lives in London. During
a long career in publishing, he has edited books by Sir Max Hastings,
Jonathan Dimbleby, Sir Fred Hoyle and Jonathan Coe. Most recently he
was managing director of the political publisher Verso.
Suggested read
Be
sure to read book 1
Little
Sister which features a guest blog post from Giles
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