Losing Alexandria is more than a nostalgic return to childhood. So, all we do and have done, all we have read and learned, colours our perspective. But Thompson has clearly grown to love this place and to appreciate its beauty, its peace, its freedom and, most recently, the youthful energy of its mixed cultures. Thompson writes that she will never go back to Alexandria because she know she could not face the poverty and cruelty there. For permission to reproduce this text in any form contact Dr Ann Skea, Sydney, Australia.
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