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From the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize 2025
$35.21
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
10 April 2012
Summary
With Mahmood Bey at its helm, the family can do no wrong. But when Mahmood’s son, Nur - the brilliant, charming heir to his business empire - suffers a near-fatal accident, his hopes of university and a glittering future are dashed. Subsequently, his betrothal to his cousin and sweetheart, Soraya is broken off, another tragedy that he is almost unable to bear.
As British rule is coming to an end and the country is torn between modernising influences and the call of traditions past, th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753828113 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753828111 |
| Author: | Leila Aboulela |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 267g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Leila Aboulel’s delightful novel explores the relationship between the personal and the political in a time of upheaval
A sophisticated and emotionally resonant tale. * SUNDAY HERALD *
Leila Aboulel’s delightful novel explores the relationship between the personal and the political in a time of upheaval * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
About The Author
Leila Aboulela
Leila Aboulela was born in 1964 in Cairo and grew up in Khartoum. She came to England to study at the LSE and now lives between Doha and Aberdeen.
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