Title: The Twelve Rooms of the Nile: A Novel
Author: Enid Shomer
August 21, 2012; Simon & Schuster
Genre: historical fiction
Nightingale and Flaubert seem to have little in common. She is a woman with radical ideas about society and God, naive in the ways of men. He is a notorious womanizer, involved with innumerable prostitutes. But both are at crossroads in their lives with unfulfilled ambition. The two unlikely soulmates share their darkest torments and hopes, all against the opulent tapestry of mid-nineteenth century Egypt. (based on publisher's description)
GIVEAWAY: The publisher is offering a copy of The Twelve Rooms of the Nile to a U.S. reader in a giveaway, now through Sept. 22. To enter, leave a comment with an email address so we can reach you. The winner will be chosen by random number and will have 48 hours to respond to an email notification. No P.O. addresses, please.
UPDATE: The winner chosen by random number generator was Beverly S. Congrats!
Author: Enid Shomer
August 21, 2012; Simon & Schuster
Genre: historical fiction
"My dear Rossignol, I sensed I would be your friend from the moment we met. Fate has brought us together in Egypt for a purpose." ( ch. 12)About the book: Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert traveled up the Nile at the same time in the mid 1800s. In reality, they never met. But in The Twelve Rooms of the Nile, they ignite a friendship marked by intelligence, humor, and a tenderness that will alter their destinies
Nightingale and Flaubert seem to have little in common. She is a woman with radical ideas about society and God, naive in the ways of men. He is a notorious womanizer, involved with innumerable prostitutes. But both are at crossroads in their lives with unfulfilled ambition. The two unlikely soulmates share their darkest torments and hopes, all against the opulent tapestry of mid-nineteenth century Egypt. (based on publisher's description)
GIVEAWAY: The publisher is offering a copy of The Twelve Rooms of the Nile to a U.S. reader in a giveaway, now through Sept. 22. To enter, leave a comment with an email address so we can reach you. The winner will be chosen by random number and will have 48 hours to respond to an email notification. No P.O. addresses, please.
UPDATE: The winner chosen by random number generator was Beverly S. Congrats!
This does sound like a great read, I like the idea of having Nightingale and Flaubert meeting in Egypt.
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This sounds interesting, but I never met a book about Egypt that wasn't interesting. Flaubert was a --well, never mind-- and Nightingale was a heroine, so the combination of the two should be interesting. I'd love to have the book.
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