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The Girls from Alexandria by Carol Cooper
3.0
A dual timeline story where we travel with Nadia both in the present and in 1950s Egypt. Nadia is looking for her sister, Simone, who she hasn't seen for fifty years.
In the present day Nadia is in hospital, she's not entirely sure why but knows she has falls and her memory can fail her with words and situations. However she does have memories of Simone, some of which are crystal clear. But the nurses don't believe she has a sister, even with postcards signed "S".
I liked the moments where Nadia was lucid and recalled her memories and it was lovely to read another book with an older character.
Whilst not written to be full of action I did find some moments were slower than I would have liked. The descriptions of Egypt were fascinating to read and you could you really tell the author had once lived there.
If you love character driven stories then this book could be for you.
In the present day Nadia is in hospital, she's not entirely sure why but knows she has falls and her memory can fail her with words and situations. However she does have memories of Simone, some of which are crystal clear. But the nurses don't believe she has a sister, even with postcards signed "S".
I liked the moments where Nadia was lucid and recalled her memories and it was lovely to read another book with an older character.
Whilst not written to be full of action I did find some moments were slower than I would have liked. The descriptions of Egypt were fascinating to read and you could you really tell the author had once lived there.
If you love character driven stories then this book could be for you.