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In Their Father's Country

by Anne-Marie Drosso
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Claire and Gabrielle Sahli are sisters growing up in 1920s Cairo. Of mixed descent, they occupy a precarious position in Egypt's increasingly nationalist wealthy classes. While others like them leave, the Sahli's cling on to their homes and livelihoods as Cairo is rocked by violent anti-British demonstrations and government crackdowns. Tracing the lives of Claire and Gabrielle from childhood to old age, Anne-Marie Drosso portrays the bittersweet relationship of two intelligent, complex women forced to adapt to the unexpected. A deft and delicate story of two sisters growing up in Cairo.
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Publisher: Saqi

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 16, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781846591075
  • Release date: January 16, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781846591075
  • File size: 275 KB
  • Release date: January 16, 2012

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Fiction Literature

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English

Claire and Gabrielle Sahli are sisters growing up in 1920s Cairo. Of mixed descent, they occupy a precarious position in Egypt's increasingly nationalist wealthy classes. While others like them leave, the Sahli's cling on to their homes and livelihoods as Cairo is rocked by violent anti-British demonstrations and government crackdowns. Tracing the lives of Claire and Gabrielle from childhood to old age, Anne-Marie Drosso portrays the bittersweet relationship of two intelligent, complex women forced to adapt to the unexpected. A deft and delicate story of two sisters growing up in Cairo.
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Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Saqi

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 16, 2012

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781846591075
    Release date: January 16, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781846591075
    File size: 275 KB
    Release date: January 16, 2012

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English