Book description
Egypt is the setting for this collection, but the stories are
universal -whether it's the girl whose mother no longer recognises
her, a young man who uses the changing political climate to avenge his
despotic father, or the woman consumed by guilt for abandoning her
children. Echoing V. S. Pritchett's words, they 'look for the silent
moment in which our singularity breaks through, when emotions change,
without warning, and reveal themselves. And while revealing themselves
they also unveil the scents and sensations of modern Cairo, from the
early 1930s to the present day. Essential reading, not only for those
with a love of this fascinating city but for those who cherish the
story, unobtrusively and beautifully rendered.
Anne-Marie Drosso was born in in Cairo in 1951. She left Egypt
in her twenties for Canada, where she studied and taught. She now
lives in Pacific Grove, California. She is also the author of a novel,
In Their Father's Country, published by Telegram in 2009.
