Book Tour Review Guns and Almond Milk by Mustafa Marwan

Introduction

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Blurb

Meet Luke Larson, a British Egyptian doctor who struggles to be from two worlds at the same time. He’s working in one of the world’s most dangerous hospitals in Yemen. When rebel forces take over the city, a group of Western mercenaries take refuge inside the hospital and Luke and his team find themselves in the middle of a deadly clash. To make matters worse, leading the mercenaries is an unwelcome figure from Luke’s past. After years saving the lives of others, Luke needs to face the demons of his past in order to save his own.

Set in the UK and Yemen, Guns and Almond Milk is a literary thriller that deals with identity, diversity and old coins of arguable value. It’s The Sympathizer mixed with M.A.S.H by the way of Ramy.. 

Review

Guns and Almond Milk was an intense read. It is equally a pacey thriller with elements of dark or gallows humour and also a look at identity and how people look and view others. It is a difficult book to review in depth without spoiling what happens but I will say that there is a lot here to appeal to large section of readers of different genres and styles.

Marwan’s writing is captivating. It is serious and shows the violence surrounding war but at the same time there is a dark humour there which breaks up the bleakness to allow you a little respite. Tied with this is a pacy story that sees Marwan merge several storylines into a novel you cannot put down. On a deeper level though it is also about the idea of ‘other’ and internalised prejudices on all sides. While this is an enjoyable thriller it does give you a pause to think of your own biases and how it may affect those around you. That said it is not overt, you can ‘ignore’ or gloss over this but I am unsure why you would want to.

As I said it is hard to go deeper without spoilers but needless to say if you love pacey action-packed thrillers this is one for you.

About the Author

Mustafa Marwan is an Egyptian writer, aid worker, and trainer with over a decade of experience  in more than a dozen conflict zones around the world. His debut novel, Guns and Almond Milk, a 2021 Page Turner Awards Finalist, is set in Yemen and the United Kingdom, where he has lived and worked. Mustafa has a Bachelor’s in Pharmacy and a Master’s in Public Health and has lectured and consulted on topics such as management and leadership, health and social care. He has also facilitated intercultural dialogue programs in several countries.

Mustafa currently resides in Bangkok, Thailand.



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Book Links
Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195791704-guns-and-almond-milk
Buy Links – https://mybook.to/gunsandalmondmilk-zbt

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