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The follow-up to Hisham Matar's massively acclaimed first novel, "In The Country Of Men" which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It is a story of illicit obsessions and terrifying loss, told in a voice that is delicately wrought and beautifully tender, set in Cairo. 'This beautiful, subtle novel, like the lives of its characters, repays many readings' Helen Dunmore, "Times"
Synopsis
In Egypt, Nuri, a teenage boy, falls in love with Mona - the woman his father will marry. Consumed with longing, Nuri wants to get his father out of the way - to take his place in Mona's heart. But when his father disappears, Nuri regrets what he wished for. Alone, he and Mona search desperately for the man they both love.
