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.
Booker shortlisted and a bestsellerAwardsShort-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 1999.
Book InformationISBN 9780747545637
Author Ahdaf SoueifFormat Paperback
Page Count 544
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLCPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 439g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 32mm