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Book Review By Marie Morris
In the Shadow of the Nile by Sara Hylton

Laura's mother is determined that her daughter will marry Edward Burlington, the catch of the year. But, Laura falls in love with Ahmed, an Egyptian prince. Ahmed tries to tell Laura that their romance will never work, since he's Egyptian, and she's British. But Laura doesn't listen, and runs away with him in Egypt to elope. Unfortunately, Ahmed is killed in a train crash. Laura's family disowns her, so Ahmed's family takes her in.

Laura gives birth to a beautiful daughter named Rosetta. Six years later, Laura meets Ahmed's mother's nephew, Omar. The two marry, and move to Paris, but eventually Laura realizes that marriage to Omar isn't all that she expected it to be.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Africa Yes
Kind of Africa: - Arabic Africa
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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