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Footprints in the Desert
β Scribed by Akhtar, Maha
- Book ID
- 108863140
- Publisher
- Barcelona eBooks
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 382 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781497690387
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This thrilling work of historical fiction set during the fall of the Ottoman Empire tells the story of a circle of friends whose lives and loves become entangled in the crusade for freedom
The second novel from Maha Akhtar weaves a story of espionage, love, courage, and loyalty, told from the perspectives of the revolutionaries who fought alongside Lawrence of Arabiaβand the women who gave them strength.
Salah escapes Turkey, fearing he is about to be unmasked as a spy for the Arab Revolt. Meanwhile, Noura, his best friend's widow, flees Beirut, and the two find themselves in Cairo. When he's not carrying out spy missions with the legendary Lawrence of Arabia, Salah is hiding from the Ottoman secret police in the bustling labyrinth of the Khan el-Khalili market. Noura starts over, finding strength and support in new friendships forged at Rania's CafΓ©, where everyone is somehow involved in the struggle for Arab independence.
But independence...
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