{"product_id":"daughter-of-the-tigris-1","title":"Daughter of the Tigris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe follow-up to the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe President's Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Al-Ramli is a remarkable storyteller, and in \u003ci\u003eDaughter of the Tigris\u003c\/i\u003e he creates a dynamic, intricately plotted narrative, brimming with stories and a host of memorable characters\" Susannah Tarbush,\u003ci\u003e Banipal \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the sixth day of Ramadan, in a land without bananas, Qisma leaves for Baghdad with her husband-to-be to find the body of her father. But in the bloodiest year of a bloody war, how will she find one body among thousands?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  For Tariq, this is more than just a marriage of convenience: the beautiful, urbane Qisma must be his, body and soul. But can a sheikh steeped in genteel tradition share a tranquil bed with a modern Iraqi woman?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The President has been deposed, and the garden of Iraq is full of presidents who will stop at nothing to take his place. Qisma is afraid - afraid for her son, afraid that it is only a matter of time before her father's murderers come for her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The only way to survive is to take a slice of Iraq for herself. But ambition is the most dangerous drug of all, and it could just seal Qisma's fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Arabic by Luke Leafgren\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE PRESIDENT'S GARDENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Though firmly rooted in its context, \u003ci\u003eThe President's Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e' concerns are universal. It is a profoundly moving investigation of love, death and injustice, and an affirmation of the importance of dignity, friendship and meaning amid oppression. Its light touch and persistent humour make it an enormous pleasure to read' Robin Yassin-Kassab, \u003ci\u003eGuardian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe President's Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the fantastical, small town feel of \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e Tom Gordon, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'No author is better placed than Muhsin Al-Ramli, already a star in the Arabic literary scene, to tell this story. I read it in one sitting' Hassan Blasim, winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54244735254872,"sku":"9780857056849","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780857056849_347a7bf0-f39c-4db3-8ef3-d5680f4a0821.jpg?v=1777723224","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/daughter-of-the-tigris-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}