The Naqib's daughter
By: Samia Serageldin
Publisher: Charnwood
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781444800456
Subjects: Campaigns; History; Mamelukes; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Women; Military campaigns; Fiction
Description: "A passionate tale, based on historical characters, of heroic betrayal and love, set during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. Lady Nafisa, aristocrat, philanthropist and wife of Mamluke leader Murad Bey wakes one morning to find her worst fears confirmed. Cairo is under threat from the French. For Nafisa it means she may be widowed a second time."--Publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: London: Fourth Estate, 2008.