Book review: Pumpkinflowers — A Soldier’s Story

THE PUMPKIN was the name given to a fortified hilltop in south Lebanon in the late 1990s, when the Israeli army was attempting to defend the border with Israel; “flowers” was the military code word for casualties.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2016 - 01:00

Review: Alannah Hopkin

Matti Friedman

Biteback Publishing, £12.99

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