{"product_id":"the-twelve-rooms-of-the-nile-9781451642971","title":"The Twelve Rooms of the Nile","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"mesmerizing new work of historical fiction\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eimagines the deep friendship of Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert as they travel up the Nile.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore she became the nineteenth century's greatest heroine, before he had written a word of \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e, Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert traveled down the Nile at the same time in 1850.\u003c\/b\u003e But where history would have these two figures float right by each other, the award-winning writer Enid Shomer brings them together to ignite a passionate friendship that alters both their destinies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShomer, whose writing \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e has praised as \"beautifully cadenced, and surprising in its imaginative reach,\" brings to life the opu-lent tapestry of mid-nineteenth-century Egypt as the unlikely soul mates come together to share their darkest torments and most fervent hopes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Enid Shomer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.59w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451642971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnid Shomer\u003c\/b\u003e won the Iowa Fiction Prize for her first collection of stories and the Florida Gold Medal for her second. She is also the author of four books of poetry. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She lives in Tampa, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44939193024627,"sku":"9781451642971","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5fbb5bf9-1a95-4461-89d1-a3535a440e7a.jpg?v=1778250846","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-twelve-rooms-of-the-nile-9781451642971","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}