A Woman of Cairo - Softcover

Barber, Noel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340839910 ISBN 13: 9780340839911

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2007

Synopsis

Son and daughter of diplomats in Cairo, the gentle Serena Pasha and Mark Holt are privileged and attractive, growing up in a magical world of champagne breakfasts and midnight picnics at the pyramids. Their lives entwined since childhood, they grow ever closer as adults. Yet Serena's hand has been promised not to Mark, but to his brother, Greg. As World War II speeds closer to Cairo, a shocking accident gives these young lovers a second chance—but with this chance comes terrible danger. Egypt is threatened not only by the German army but by nationalist forces within Cairo determined to end the British occupation at any cost. The country torn apart, and enemies everywhere, Mark and Serena's love is tested to the limit.  

About this title

About the Author:

Noel Barber has enchanted millions of readers with his six bestselling novels. In these powerfully exotic novels he drew upon his own experience as one of the leading foreign correspondents from the 40s to the 60s working on theDaily Mail. He was the first Briton to reach the South Pole since Scott, was stabbed five times while covering the wars in Morocco and was shot during the Hungarian uprising. He died in 1988.

Review:

A story as majestic and fertile as its setting * Publishers Weekly * Barber is a master * Mail on Sunday * His best so far * Daily Mail *

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0340839910
• ISBN 13: 9780340839911
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672