RECOMMENDED TODAY City of the Sun
Espionage, love, and power play upon the shifting sands of wartime Cairo
CAIRO, EGYPT 1941. As the Second World War rages, the city known as ”Paris on the Nile” plays host to an international set who seem more interested in polo matches and swanky nightclubs than the Germans’ unrelenting advance across North Africa. Meanwhile, as refugees, soldiers, and spies stream into the city, the Nazis conspire with the emerging Muslim Brotherhood to fuel the Egyptian people’s seething resentment against their British overlords.
Ambitious American journalist Mickey Connolly has come to Cairo to report on the true state of the war. Facing expulsion by the British for not playing by their rules, he accepts a deal from the U.S. embassy that allows him to remain in the country. His covert mission: to infiltrate the city’s thriving Jewish community and locate a refugee nuclear scientist who could be key to America’s new weapons program. But Mickey is not the only one looking for the elusive scientist. A Nazi spy is also desperate to find him–and the race is on. Into this mix an enigmatic young woman appears, a refugee herself. Her fate becomes intertwined with Mickey’s, giving rise to a story of passion, entangled commitments, and half-truths.
Deftly blending the romantic noir of the classic film Casablanca with a riveting, suspenseful narrative and vivid historical detail, City of the Sun offers a stunning portrayal of a time and place that was not only pivotal for the war, but also sowed much of the turbulence in today’s Middle East.
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- Sales Rank: #79453 in Books
- Published on: 2014-03-11
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1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 380 pages
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- Sales Rank: #79453 in Books
- Published on: 2014-03-11
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25″ h x
6.25″ w x
1.50″ l,
1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 380 pages
Espionage, love, and power play upon the shifting sands of wartime Cairo
CAIRO, EGYPT 1941. As the Second World War rages, the city known as ”Paris on the Nile” plays host to an international set who seem more interested in polo matches and swanky nightclubs than the Germans’ unrelenting advance across North Africa. Meanwhile, as refugees, soldiers, and spies stream into the city, the Nazis conspire with the emerging Muslim Brotherhood to fuel the Egyptian people’s seething resentment against their British overlords.
Ambitious American journalist Mickey Connolly has come to Cairo to report on the true state of the war. Facing expulsion by the British for not playing by their rules, he accepts a deal from the U.S. embassy that allows him to remain in the country. His covert mission: to infiltrate the city’s thriving Jewish community and locate a refugee nuclear scientist who could be key to America’s new weapons program. But Mickey is not the only one looking for the elusive scientist. A Nazi spy is also desperate to find him–and the race is on. Into this mix an enigmatic young woman appears, a refugee herself. Her fate becomes intertwined with Mickey’s, giving rise to a story of passion, entangled commitments, and half-truths.
Deftly blending the romantic noir of the classic film Casablanca with a riveting, suspenseful narrative and vivid historical detail, City of the Sun offers a stunning portrayal of a time and place that was not only pivotal for the war, but also sowed much of the turbulence in today’s Middle East.
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A Blockbuster!
By Jay F. Williams
All the ingredients for an outstanding blockbuster: romance, intrigue, deception, exotic locale, historical accuracy, a cast of loveable and hateful characters, and a climate of tension. The story was fantastic. It was so well-written I envisioned the action in my mind as though I was seeing a film. Set against a backdrop of early WWII, the action follows the trials of the Jews, both indigenous and displaced, in the city of Cairo. The wise-cracking American Reporter is drawn into spying, and unknowingly falls in love with the sister of the man he is searching for. The tension grows and the action is terrifying as the story unfolds. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a story so engrossing they cannot stop for air. I can’t wait for the movie.
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Glamour and Espionage
By B. J. Taylor
I requested this book from NetGalley because it is based on my two favorite reading topis — the Middle East and Judaism. It is wartime Cairo, 1941. There is a mix of refugees, British soldiers, and spies in Cairo at this time. The Nazis are moving toward northern Africa. Hitler is becoming a bedfellow with the Muslim Brotherhood. Mickey Connolly is in Cairo to report on the current status of the war. However, he is secretly trying to get information on a refugee nuclear scientist (Eric Blumenthal). America wants to build the “big bomb” and Blumenthal could be the key to making that happen. The Nazis are also looking for him. There’s romance when Connolly becomes involved with Maya, who unknown to him is Blumenthal’s sister. Maio writes the story in such a way that I could easily visualize like in Cairo at that time. Most people are not aware of the intricacies of life in places like Cairo and Istanbul during this time period. There’s the elaborate parties, the espionage, the sense of constant danger. Maio captured the atmosphere and made it real for me.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
An engaging story from the Middle East during WWII
By TerriAnn
City of the Sun is set in Cairo, Egypt during the height of World War II and follows Maya Blumenthal, a Jewish refugee and her surviving family as they try to escape the Nazi war machine. Her brother, Erik is a brilliant scientist whose paper on the possibility of a bomb that harnesses the power of atomic energy has gathered interest from both the Axis and Allied leaders and has them the unwitting subjects of a covert manhunt for both sides. Mickey Connolly is a young American freelance journalist who is contacted by the US embassy to help track Erik Blumenthal down.This story is rich with historical figures during the second world war, it has intrigue with a dash of romance to make it an interesting and thrilling read. I would absolutely recommend this book!
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