“A superb example of historical research at its best.”
“a feminist critique of the legend . . .”
“Absolutely gripping . . . armchair travel and exploration doesn't get any better than this.”
“This is a rich history, much broader than the title hints at. It’s more about women as movers and shakers in a country’s culture than about divas.”
As more and more documents and files on intelligence and counter-intelligence operations are declassified as time marches on, the public begins to learn many of the things that go on behind the sce
“a beautifully crafted, informative book about a period, place, and people in history that fascinate . . .”
“The global balance of power was never really the same after the Suez or Hungarian Crisis . . .”
“This is not a memoir. It is a political polemic. . . . the biggest problem is Soueif’s blind devotion.
