The stunning new historical novel from the bestselling author of A Thread of Grace and The Sparrow. 'I am sure of this much- my little story has become your history. You won't really understand your times until you understand mine...'Reeling from the aftermath of the twin tragedies of the Great War and the influenza epidemic, diffident schoolteacher Agnes Shanklin has taken the trip of a lifetime- to Egypt and the Holy Land. But her arrival at Cairo's Semiramis Hotel coincides with an event that will change history. For the year is 1921 and the Cairo Peace Conference is about to preside over nothing less than the creation of the modern Middle East. At first Agnes acts as a welcome sounding board for the historic players - Churchill, T. E. Lawrence and Lady Gertrude Bell among them - poised to invent the nations of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and so decide the fate of the Arab world. Yet as the tumultuous days pass, she attracts the attention of a charismatic German spy and is inexorably drawn into the duplicitous, dangerous world of geopolitical intrigue...As enlightening as it is entertaining, this compelling, passionately felt novel casts brilliant and perceptive light on what lies behind so many of today's headlines.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
TransWorld LTD
ISBN-13
9780552774857
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91502584
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dreamers of the Day
Author
Mary Doria Russell
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
127mm
Item Weight
262g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Mary Doria Russell
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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