This novel of the harem, originally published in 1958, is a dramatisation of a piece of Egyptian feminine and feminist history. Set at the turn of the century, when Egyptian women were struggling to come forward, it tells the story of life behind the veil and of one woman's rebellion against it.
- ISBN13 9780815602804
- Publish Date 30 June 1994
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Syracuse University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 232
- Language English