Egypt is the setting for this collection, but the stories are
universal--whether it's the girl whose mother no longer recognizes her,
a young man who uses the changing political climate to avenge his
despotic father, or the woman consumed by guilt for abandoning her
children. The characters throughout the stories unveil the scents and
sensations of Cairo, from the early fifties to the present day.
Anne-Marie Drosso was born in Cairo in 1951. In 1974 she moved to
Canada, where she studied law and worked as an appeal commissioner. She
now lives in London.