menu
{ "item_title" : "The Twelve Rooms of the Nile", "item_author" : [" Enid Shomer "], "item_description" : "This mesmerizing new work of historical fiction (The Miami Herald) imagines the deep friendship of Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert as they travel up the Nile.Before she became the nineteenth century's greatest heroine, before he had written a word of Madame Bovary, Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert traveled down the Nile at the same time in 1850. But where history would have these two figures float right by each other, the award-winning writer Enid Shomer brings them together to ignite a passionate friendship that alters both their destinies. Shomer, whose writing The New York Times has praised as beautifully cadenced, and surprising in its imaginative reach, brings to life the opu-lent tapestry of mid-nineteenth-century Egypt as the unlikely soul mates come together to share their darkest torments and most fervent hopes.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/45/164/297/1451642970_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "28.99", "online_price" : "28.99", "our_price" : "28.99", "club_price" : "28.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile|Enid Shomer
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile
local_shippingShip to Me
In Stock.
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

This "mesmerizing new work of historical fiction" (The Miami Herald) imagines the deep friendship of Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert as they travel up the Nile.Before she became the nineteenth century's greatest heroine, before he had written a word of Madame Bovary, Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert traveled down the Nile at the same time in 1850. But where history would have these two figures float right by each other, the award-winning writer Enid Shomer brings them together to ignite a passionate friendship that alters both their destinies. Shomer, whose writing The New York Times has praised as "beautifully cadenced, and surprising in its imaginative reach," brings to life the opu-lent tapestry of mid-nineteenth-century Egypt as the unlikely soul mates come together to share their darkest torments and most fervent hopes.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781451642971
  • ISBN-10: 1451642970
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publish Date: August 2013
  • Dimensions: 8.44 x 5.59 x 1.17 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
  • Page Count: 480

Related Categories

BAM Customer Reviews