Into Suez

by Stevie Davies

FICTION

PARTHIAN

06/02/10

In 1949, Sergeant Joe Roberts and his family travel to British-occupied Egypt. Despite being a warm-hearted man, Joe has a racism and misogyny that are usual in the period; his wife, on the other hand, is eager to experience her new world, helped by a Palestinian friend. The terrorist murder of Joe’s friend exacerbates these tensions, with tragic results.

Susan Osborne, Reviews Editor of Books Quarterly

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