When her mistress departs from Victorian London society to seek relief from tuberculosis symptoms in Egypt, maid Sally throws herself into their new culture and comes to know freedoms she has never experienced before she is harshly reminded of her humble station in life.
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Since I've been to Egypt, I enjoyed how the author wove in the sights and smells of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, The story portrayed the emotional landscape of the main characters exquisitely as well. When Sally, the maid servant of Lady Duff Gordon dares to fall in love and act on that love, she pays a price no woman should. Highly recommended.
