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Beyond the boundaries of the town of Gost, Croatia, an old house which has lain empty for years is showing signs of life: Laura and her teenage children have arrived. As Duro Kolak, a local handyman, helps with repairs to the old house, they uncover a mosaic beneath the ruined plaster and painstakingly restore it. But Gost is not all it seems; conflicts long past still suppurate beneath the scars.

©2013 Aminatta Forna (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Hired Man to be better than the print version?

There was a genuine atmosphere of uncertainty and threat in the audio version.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The narrator.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The most powerful scene was the discovery of the half buried bodies,

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The homeland war

Any additional comments?

This book gave me a greater insight than the history books into what the Homeland War was actually like for those involved.

An insight into the Bosnian Wars

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