Desiring Cairo
Published on 8. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-00-757799-6 (ISBN)
Description
The sparky, funny sequel to Louisa Young's acclaimed first novel of belly-dancing, motorbikes and single-parenthood.
Angeline has a surprise waiting for her, and it's one that threatens everything she holds dear.
Everything used to mean herself and her Harley Davidson; now it means her sister's baby, Lily, and a life that they have just got back on track. But these letters bring a threat that cannot be ignored, and send Angeline back to Cairo, where love, chaos and - maybe - redemption are lying in wait for her.
Ever intrepid, Angeline is a heroine of the new guard in the second instalment of Louisa Young's deliciously funny and razor-sharp trilogy.
Angeline has a surprise waiting for her, and it's one that threatens everything she holds dear.
Everything used to mean herself and her Harley Davidson; now it means her sister's baby, Lily, and a life that they have just got back on track. But these letters bring a threat that cannot be ignored, and send Angeline back to Cairo, where love, chaos and - maybe - redemption are lying in wait for her.
Ever intrepid, Angeline is a heroine of the new guard in the second instalment of Louisa Young's deliciously funny and razor-sharp trilogy.
Reviews / Votes
'A romantic hymn to the struggle of being independent...It is the compulsive quality of this writing that gives Louisa Young's books such wide appeal.' The Times'Funny and scary...with a memorable David Lynch-style take on Shepherd's Bush...in writing honestly and unsentimentally, Young celebrates the unequivocal nature of parental love with verve and style.' Julie Myerson, Mail on Sunday
'As well as being compelling and witty, "Desiring Cairo" is immensely touching, leaving haunting traces across the reader's heart and mind...Majestic.' Big Issue
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
293 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-757799-6 (9780007577996)
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Louisa Young was born in London and read history at Trinity College, Cambridge. She lives in London with her daughter, with whom she co-wrote the best-selling Lionboy trilogy, and is the author of eleven previous books including the bestselling novel My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You, which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and the Wellcome Book Prize, a Richard and Judy Book Club choice, and the first ever winner of the Galaxy Audiobook of the Year.