By Lindy Davis
Pelican Press (South Pacific Book Distributors) - $24.95
ISBN 978 0 473 26484 0
Sometimes I read a novel that is so intriguing that I don't want to finish living in the world that it creates. This is one of those novels.
Set in modern Egypt it deals with the reality of visiting a society where there are so many contrasts with Western life. At the same time it takes the characters on a trip around the magnificent ancient ruins of Egypt. As Oliver and Jake tour around they are followed, photographed, robbed, and suffer the realities of life for a tourist in modern Egypt. A society under pressure where going on the street is to run the gauntlet of shopkeepers, frauds and dealers proffering junk and unique goods at the same time. A society where the female body is a battleground between Islam and the influence of Western Culture.
A well written action/adventure/historical novel that will win you over quickly. Intermediate and high school students will get into it easily and anyone who likes Egyptology." March 30, 2014 (bobsbooksnz)
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