Saeida Rouass: 2 books

Morocco, 1906 The country is caught between growing European influence and domestic instability. As young women disappear from the alleyways of Marrakesh, Farook Al-Alami, a detective from Tangier, is summoned to solve the case of the apparent abductions. Investigating crimes in a country...

Eighteen Days of Spring in Winter follows the life of Sophia, a literature student in Cairo. As the revolution begins to stir across Egypt, each member of Sophia's family is affected differently. Her father remains worried and sceptical, her brother waits patiently at home until drawn out by the protests, and Sophia discovers a new-found political consciousness as the revolution unfolds.