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In Their Father's Country
Author(s): Anne-Marie Drosso (Author)
- Publisher: Telegram Books
- Publication Date: 1 April 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 220 pages
- ISBN-10: 1846590590
- ISBN-13: 9781846590597
Book Description
Claire and Gabrielle Sahli are sisters growing up in 1920s Cairo. Of Levantine descent, they occupy a precarious position in Egypt’s increasingly nationalist world. With the early death of their father, the sisters find themselves dependent on others as they attempt to maintain their position in a volatile society. Over the decades, against the backdrop of anti-British sentiment, civil unrest, and Nasser’s socialist rule, the Sahlis cling to their homes and livelihoods in Cairo. Tracing the lives of Claire and Gabrielle from childhood to old age, Anne-Marie Drosso vividly portrays the bittersweet relationship of two intelligent, complex women forced to adapt, each in her own way, to the unexpected.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Anne-Marie Drosso’s novelistic mentors, of whom she is worthy, are suggested by allusions to Stendhal, Chekhov, Proust and Galsworthy, while her brilliant use of indirection provides some of the excitement of a good detective story. Her picture of Cairo, moreover, as seen throughout several decades from a particular social altitude, is moving, accurate and just. –John Rodenbeck May 2009 The Middle East In London
About the Author
Anne-Marie Drosso was born in Cairo. She left Egypt in her twenties for Canada where she studied, taught and worked in the legal field, and then lived in London. Her collection, Cairo Stories, was published by Telegram in 2007. She now lives in Pacific Grove, California. This is her first novel.
