Claire and Gabrielle Sahli are sisters growing up in 1920s Cairo. Of mixed descent, they occupy a precarious position in Egypt's increasingly nationalist wealthy classes. While others like them leave, the Sahli's cling on to their homes and livelihoods as Cairo is rocked by violent anti-British demo
In Their Father's Country
โ Scribed by Drosso, Anne-Marie;
- Book ID
- 109740230
- Publisher
- Saqi
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781846591075
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