Iris & Ruby - Rosie Thomas

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Synopsis: Winner of the "Novel of the Year 2007" award. A story of love, loss, and the distance between generations. In the hot, dusty city of Cairo lives 82-year-old Iris. Yet her quiet, claustrophobic home in Old Cairo is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of her stubborn and headstrong granddaughter Ruby. Fleeing a conflicted relationship with her family, Ruby seeks solace with the grandmother she hasn’t seen in years. An unexpected bond forms between them as they become confidantes. Iris recalls a dazzling, cosmopolitan Cairo during World War II—a time when she gave her heart to her one true love, lost in a devastating war. Iris’s past holds the answer to Ruby’s future. This need to reconcile with the past will lead them into the dangerous Egyptian desert, where they hope to find all the answers. But are they prepared to face the danger awaiting them? Book in good condition with some signs of use. Shipping costs are included.