I bought this book because I am a fan of Paul Cooper's Fall of Civilizations podcast. All our Broken Idols uses archaeology to tell the stories of Aurya and Katya, women who lived thousands of years apart in Nineveh and Mosul, Iraq. It is a good story, a little sad and leaves a /5. · All Our Broken IdolsPaul MM Cooper. Bloomsbury, £, pp Siblings Aurya and Sharo go on a voyage of discovery to Nineveh; 2, years later archaeologist Katya joins a Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. In this richly imagined novel Cooper's two narratives seem unconnected at first but striking parallels between them soon emerge ― SUNDAY TIMES. Beguiling ― INDEPENDENT ONLINE. Cooper's trips to Iraq and his historical interests (he hosts the excellent Fall of Civilisations podcast) lend All Our Broken Idols authenticity. The novel underlines the fact that people in Iraq have always suffered - but always Reviews:
This item: All Our Broken Idols. by Paul M.M. Cooper Hardcover. $ Only 2 left in stock - order soon. Sold by libreprime and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. FREE Shipping. River of Ink. by Paul M.M. Cooper Hardcover. $ Paul M.M. Cooper. Paul M. M. Cooper's All Our Broken Idols poetically intertwines the past and the present and explores the heroism required to survive amid devastation. In ancient Nineveh, a young girl and her brother live in poverty without support from their broken and drunken father. In modern Mosul, a young archaeologist thinks she may. Paul Cooper was born in South London and grew up in Cardiff, Wales. He was educated at the University of Warwick and the UEA, and after graduating he left for Sri Lanka to work as an English teacher, where he took time to explore the ruins both ancient and modern. He has written for magazines, websites and also worked as an archivist, editor.
"All Our Broken Idols is hauntingly evocative, a novel in which past and present lives intertwine and stories travel across the ages. It is a story about the importance of art and the threat it poses to those in power, and a story about what we are willing to do for the ones we love.". Paul M.M. Cooper’s All Our Broken Idols poetically intertwines the past and the present around this very particular place and explores the heroism required to survive amid devastation. During King Ashurbanipal’s reign, Aurya and her brother, Sharo, travel from their humble river shack to the majestic Nineveh. I bought this book because I am a fan of Paul Cooper's Fall of Civilizations podcast. All our Broken Idols uses archaeology to tell the stories of Aurya and Katya, women who lived thousands of years apart in Nineveh and Mosul, Iraq. It is a good story, a little sad and leaves a bit of mystery, just as all history does.
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