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A Net-a-Porter Magazine Top 10 Beach Read; ´bold, witty and highly contemporary . A madcap romantic comedy for our multicutural age´ (Woman & Home)

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Yvonne and Huda have come a long way. Attractive, successful and glamorous, their brilliant ascent has flung them far from Lebanon, and each other.
Now it´s only on their rarely snatched holidays that the friends can catch up. As they swim, drink and talk by the glittering Italian Riviera, Huda and Yvone ponder just how complicated it is to be free - and the eternal mysteries of love, sex, and getting a guy to call you back.
Then, amid the glitz and chatter of London´s Mayfair, a chance encounter brings their past rushing back. But Huda has a wicked trick her sleeve.

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Brilliant . Wise, witty and unexpectedly profound Alberto Manguel

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al-Shaykh, Hanan
Hanan al-Shaykh is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on Arab womanhood. Her works include Women of Sand and Myrrh, The Story of Zahra, Beirut Blues and The Locust and the Bird. Tim Supple is one of the world´s leading theatre directors and creators. His widely-acclaimed works include Twelfth Night (Channel 4 film), Tales from Ovid, A Servant to Two Masters (both RSC) and a multi-lingual A Midsummer Night´s Dream (Dash Arts/world tour).

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