Set amidst the turmoil of contemporary Middle Easte
politics, this vivid and highly-acclaimed novel by an Egyptian jou
alist is an intimate look into the lives of Arab women today. Here, a woman who grows up among the Egyptian elite, marries a Weste
ized husband, and, while pursuing graduate study, becomes embroiled in a love affair with an uncouth Englishman.
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