Description: An exhilarating and original history of Egypt--a desert nation's 5,000 years of change and continuity
Brief description: Born in New Jersey, Maria Golia has lived in Egypt for over thirty years and is the author of diverse works of nonfiction, including several concerning Egypt: Cairo: City of Sand, Photography and Egypt, and A Short History of Tomb-Raiding.
Review Quotes: A sweeping history of Egypt, written with authority and literary flair. Golia effortlessly distils a broad range of recent scholarship to paint a portrait of the country and its people that is convincing and endearing but also uncompromisingly honest.--Campbell Price, author of Golden Mummies of Egypt