City of the Sun

"An ambitious work set against the backdrop of real events, Juliana Maio’s City of the Sun provides a fascinating insight into the events that helped shape the forces at play in Egypt and the Middle East today. This book couldn't be more timely."

—Reza Aslan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot

“Juliana Maio’s City of the Sun is a stunning work of historical fic- tion, capturing the romance, intrigue, and danger of Cairo in 1941. Against the backdrop of an increasingly threatened Jewish com- munity in Egypt and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood—yes, the same one that keeps coming back to haunt that country—Maio magically transforms an almost genteel love story into a heart-stop- ping thriller.”

—Andrew Nagorski, former Newsweek foreign correspondent and senior editor, and author of Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power

“What we don’t know about Cairo during World War II makes for an enthralling novel. Egyptian-born Juliana Maio knows this terri- tory like the palm of her hand—which is where she holds us. City of the Sun weaves a tangled tale of espionage, wartime romance, political intrigue, and action in a city crawling with all four. If you liked Casablanca, this story is for you.”

—Nicholas Meyer, New York Times bestselling author and Academy Award nominee for The Seven Percent Solution; screenwriter, The Human Stain

“This book fuses three of my greatest passions: drama, history, and the Jewish/Arab conflict. I was tremendously excited to discover City of the Sun—an engrossing, first-class historical drama. It's a goldmine!”

—Richard Dreyfuss, Academy-Award winning actor and founder of the Imagining the Future Fund

“Juliana Maio's City of the Sun belongs in the ‘1 percent’ of new nov- els, not only because of the way she weaves suspense to keep you turning pages, but because she has married it all to a fascinating point in World War II history with descriptions of the Middle East that will have you swearing you've been there. The kind of book that turns non-readers into obsessive ones.”

—Andrew Neiderman, author of The Devil's Advocate

“. . . A marvelous romantic spy thriller set in one of the most cos- mopolitan yet exotic cities of its time—Cairo. . . [T]he novel is impeccably researched in both military matters and the details of day-to-day life, allowing us to meet as if in person characters who heretofore have appeared only in history books. A fantastic read from beginning to end—you won't be able to put it down!”

—Professor Marianne Sanua Dalin, Florida Atlantic University, Department of History

“. . . A vivid novel of Cairo during the early days of the war in North Africa where café society was all but invented. This is a romantic adventure, rich with spies, Nazis, ever-changing power, and inter- national refugees. The reckless events of the story are a distant mir- ror for the desperate troubles of the Middle East of today. A sexy and dangerous book.”

—David Freeman, author of One of Us, the adventures of an Englishman in pre war Egypt

“Juliana Maio artfully brings to life a very rich and crucial period in Egyptian history. Her scenes evoke intense emotions about the fragility of love and the cruelty of war, as well as the tragedies of religious persecution. Meticulously researched, this is a beautiful novel full of life that will stay with you long after you've read it. In her first foray into writing Maio proves that she has what it takes to be a great novelist.”

—Alaa al Aswany, author of the international bestseller

The Yacoubian Building

“You feel the sweat on your forehead and smell the scents of the marketplace as you walk the colorful streets of Cairo with Juliana Maio’s vividly-drawn characters . . . [Her] detailed research brings alive the ancient city and creates a vibrant setting for the twisting, racing story. This is historical fiction the way it was meant to be enjoyed—and the way it was meant to be written!”

—Kelly Durham, author of Berlin Calling and The War Widow.

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