Book description
In 1900 Lady Anna Winterbourne travels to Egypt where she falls in love
with Sharif, and Egyptian Nationalist utterly committed to his country s
cause. A hundred years later, Isabel Parkman, an American divorcee and a
descendant of Anna and Sharif, goes to Egypt, taking with her an old
family trunk, inside which are found notebooks and journals which reveal
Anna and Sharif s secret. 'A page-turning holiday read' Daily
Telegraph 'A vivid and passionate love story ... A brilliant, revealing
light on the world beyond itself' Sunday Telegraph 'By general agreement
[of the Booker Prize committee], the "best read" of the
shortlist. A romance of the desert' John Sutherland, Guardian 'Rich with
historical detail and debate. Egypt emerges as the true heroine of this
novel' Independent In 1900 Lady Anna Winterbourne travels to Egypt
where she falls in love with Sharif, and Egyptian Nationalist utterly
committed to his country s cause. A hundred years later, Isabel Parkman,
an American divorcee and a descendant of Anna and Sharif, goes to Egypt,
taking with her an old family trunk, inside which are found notebooks
and journals which reveal Anna and Sharif s secret.
