The mysterious cities of the dead, Egypt's desert Necropoli, set the scene for this book. It is based on the journey of Lucie Duff Gordon in the last century, but interweaves the modern-day experiences of the author, and life and death in ancient Egypt. Lucie Duff Gordon, suffering from TB, went to Egypt to die and in fact survived long enough to become deeply involved in the culture and to live almost as a native Egyptian.
- ISBN10 024113014X
- ISBN13 9780241130148
- Publish Date 18 April 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 October 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Hamish Hamilton Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 416
- Language English