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The map of love

by Ahdaf Soueif

FictionInterracial marriageDomestic fictionHistorical fictionFiction, sagasEgypt, fictionFiction, historicalNew York Times reviewed

In Egypt Lady Anna Winterbourne meets Sharif, an Egyptian Nationalist committed to his country's cause. They fall in love and marry, but can Anna turn herself into an Oriental wife? A century later, Isabel Parkman - descendent of the marriage - is in love with Omar-al-Ghamrawi - another descendent.

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