From Cairo 1939 on the eve of the war and then thirty years later to 1970s Beirut on the eve of yet another conflict… A young archaeologist spends her life bringing the past to light - now she must dig through the secrets and lies about her own past to uncover the truth about her mother's life in wartime Cairo. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd Author(s): Kate Lord Brown Number of pages: 448 Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 242 x 164 x 33 Cover type: Hardback