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A Woman of Cairo (Coronet Books) (Paperback)

by Noel Barber (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Coronet Books; New edition edition (6 July 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340377720
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340377727
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 357,560 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'His best so far' -- Daily Mail 'Barber is a master' -- Mail on Sunday 'A story as majestic and fertile as its setting' -- Publishers Weekly

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'Barber is a master' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Author REALLY Knows His Historical Background, 17 Nov 2002
By Imperial Topaz (Marrakesh, Morocco) - See all my reviews
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I just reread this book, after reading it many years ago. In the intervening time, I spent several months in Egypt, and moved to Morocco, where I have resided for nine years. I couldn't put the book down, and read through it in about three days. What most impressed me this time was the author's comprehensive knowledge of the Middle-Eastern mentality, and his intimate portrayal of King Farouk, Nasser, and Sadat--the author having not only lived in Cairo, but having met personally these three historical figures. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Egypt, or who plans to travel to Egypt. My only other comment is that most Egyptian women would not be behaving as does the main female character in this novel, but they would think as she does.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ELEGANT, 23 May 2001
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For anyone who has visited Cairo. this brilliant story by the late Noel Barber evokes all the magic and mystery of that great city in the early part of the twentieth-century. It is a story that quite simply comes to life before your eyes. One of those books that will last as long as truly elegant stories continue to be read, and indeed a work that deserves more than the five stars allow. Perhaps Amazon should introduce a new grading system!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a lovely book. Unputdownable, 18 Oct 1999
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A Woman of Cairo deserves more than five crowns. It took me only two days to finsih this book when I first read it when it was published in the mid-eighties and I've just finished rereading it for probably the fifth time. This is a great story of star-struck lovers in a magestic but politically turbulent country. Noel Barber knew how to weave a fantastic love story whose characters are so lively they're about to jump out of the pages. The setting is a great country with magestic civilisation. I've read all Noel Barber's books. This is his best by far. It's a pitty his dead. We'll no longer have such excellent stories set against historical backgrounds. If you can find this book, make sure you get it. It's a grrrrreat read. I assure you, you will not be disappointed. The only disappointment you'll have will be when you find yourself reading the two sad words "The End".
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1.0 out of 5 stars It just goes to show ...
I was recommended this book by a journalist friend who has read it four times, and who owns a shelf-full of Noel Barber's books. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2007 by Mike White

5.0 out of 5 stars beautifully written
I read this book a few times in the space of a few years...and each time I couldn't put it down. Noel Barber has a talent of combining events and facts with a passionate love... Read more
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