#3 The Alexandria Quartet
Mountolive
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Mountolive is a novel of vertiginous disclosures, in which the betrayer and the betrayed share secret alliances and an adulterous marriage turns out to be a vehicle for the explosive passions of the modern Middle East.
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FictionClassicsHistorical FictionLiteratureEgyptNovelsLiterary FictionAfrica20th CenturyBritish Literature
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