The Hidden Oasis
The Hidden Oasis
Author: Sussman, Paul
Brand: Grove Press
Edition: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 528
Details: Freya Hannan arrives in Egypt for the funeral of her elder sister Alex, a desert explorer who has lived in the Middle East for the past fifteen years. Recently diagnosed with a degenerative neurological condition, Alex has taken her own life. Freya is met at Luxor Airport by a colleague of her sister’s, who drives her the 515 kms to Dakhla Oasis where Alex lived. Only one other non-Egyptian is present at the funeral: Professor Flinders Flin’ Brodie, 45 - tall, rugged, handsome - a world authority on pre-dynastic Egypt. The funeral over, Freya spends the next few days sorting through her sister’s possessions and finding out more about her suicide. As she does so, she becomes increasingly uneasy. When a Bedouin turns up at Alex’s home with the objects they have found in the desert, explaining that she had promised to pay them for news of any unusual remains - especially Soviet remains - discovered out in the western wilderness, Freya realizes that it is not only her sister’s death that raises questions, but her life as well.
EAN: 9780802145079
Release Date: 14-09-2010
Languages: English
Item Note: Book is in good condition! The cover has some wear from use. There is a 4" marker line on the lower page edge.
Item Condition: UsedGood
Binding: Paperback
PartNumber: Illustrated