Saint Theresa and Sleeping with Strangers: Two Modern Arabic Novellas Mahdi Issa; Fiction; A novel of life in the British-run oilfields of Iraq in the middle of the twentieth century; FICTION / General Featuring much-loved illustrations by Stephen

Featuring much-loved illustrations by Stephen Cartwright and the iconic Little Yellow Duck to spot on every double page

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Saint Theresa and Sleeping with Strangers: Two Modern Arabic Novellas Mahdi Issa; Fiction; A novel of life in the British-run oilfields of Iraq in the middle of the twentieth century; FICTION / General Featuring much-loved illustrations by StephenBahaa AbdelmegidIn these two short novels, Bahaa Abdelmegid displays the impressive range of his narrative imagination. Set in the lower class Cairo district of Shubra, Saint Theresa tells the story of two young women, Budour and Sawsan, childhood friends who come of age following the 1967 war. Budour marries a humble tailor named Girgis, but begins an extended affair with his Jewish employer, Luka. Her friend Sawsan goes off to the university, only