Early one morning in 1899, in a small, dilapidated town along the coast of Mombassa, a Muslim man, Hassanali, sets out for a mosque but doesnt get there. Out of the desert stumbles an Englishman who collapses at Hassanalis feet. That man is Martin Pearce - writer, traveller, and something of an Orientalist. After Pearce has recuperated, he visits Hassanli he meets Hassanalis sister Rehana; he is immediately captivated. A passionate love affair begins that brings two cultures together and which will reverberate through three generations and across continents

Published: 2006. First published 2005

No. pages: 262

ISBN: 9780747578956

Condition: VERY GOOD - softcover - 220g