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The Naqib's daughter

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"A passionate tale, based on historical characters, of heroic betrayal and love, set during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. Lady Nafisa, aristocrat, philanthropist and wife of Mamluke leader Murad Bey wakes one morning to find her worst fears confirmed. Cairo is …

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"A passionate tale, based on historical characters, of heroic betrayal and love, set during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. Lady Nafisa, aristocrat, philanthropist and wife of Mamluke leader Murad Bey wakes one morning to find her worst fears confirmed. Cairo is under threat from the French. For Nafisa it means she may be widowed a second time."--Publisher description.

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""A passionate tale, based on historical characters, of heroic betrayal and love, set during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. Lady Nafisa, aristocrat, philanthropist and wife of Mamluke leader Murad Bey wakes …"

— Margaret

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