In the Shadow of the Sphinx
Bahrawy, Lisa![In the Shadow of the Sphinx](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/944/9446023/CHSBZCOP039446023.jpg)
Set against the dramatic events of the 1952 bloodless Egyptian revolution and the Suez crisis, In the Shadow of the Sphinx traces Laura's ten year quest to find a home in Egypt. A young German woman still bruised by the horrors of World War II, Laura finds love with an Egyptian physician, Mounir, in London. A year after their marriage, Mounir decides to return to his country. Though surprised by her husband's unexpected resolve, Laura has no m...