{"product_id":"the-girls-from-alexandria-paperback","title":"The Girls from Alexandria - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the glamorous backdrop of 20th century Alexandria, Carol Cooper's \u003ci\u003eThe Girls from Alexandria is equal parts contemporary mystery and historical fiction: a re-coming of age story about family, identity, and homeland.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemories are fragile when you are seventy years old. I can't afford to lose any more of them, not when remembering the past might help with the here and now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNadia needs help. Help getting out of her hospital bed. Help taking her pills. One thing she doesn't need help with is remembering her sister. But she does need help finding her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone and abandoned in a London hospital, 70-year-old Nadia is facing the rest of her life spent in a care home unless she can contact her sister Simone... who's been missing for 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite being told she's 'confused' and not quite understanding how wi-fi works, Nadia is determined to find Simone. So with only cryptic postcards and her own jumbled memories to go on, Nadia must race against her own fading faculties and find her sister before she herself is forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE GIRLS FROM ALEXANDRIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e, multi-layered read-equal parts \u003cb\u003efunny, frank and sinister\u003c\/b\u003e.' -Fiona Valpy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eintriguing\u003c\/b\u003e novel, where memory loss and confusion, sensitively treated, combine to add \u003cb\u003esuspense\u003c\/b\u003e.' -Margaret Mountford, chair of The Bailey's Prize for Fiction 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWonderfully written\u003c\/b\u003e, with shades of \u003ci\u003eElizabeth is Missing, The Girls from Alexandria\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping story about family, secrets and the meaning of ''home''. \u003cb\u003eI was completely charmed\u003c\/b\u003e.' -Fiona Lucas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eevocative\u003c\/b\u003e read about family, choices and how life often doesn't go to plan.' -\u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Elegant, beautifully written, \u003cb\u003estrikingly original\u003c\/b\u003e.' -Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant! \u003cb\u003ePowerful\u003c\/b\u003e and thought-provoking.' -Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757940474144,"sku":"9780995451421","price":21.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa6a90f5a9e0bf59509ba1f4aea1047a.webp?v=1780115011","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-girls-from-alexandria-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}