Love, Laughter, & Secrets in 1950s Cairo
She’s resigned to a life in and out of mental hospitals.
His bigamist father left him to clean up his messes.
They found each other.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In Glamorous yet conservative 1950’s Cairo, a depressed medical school dropout, fresh out of the mental hospital, and a half-French mystery novelist who is a determined bachelor, fall into a taboo love affair that threatens their reputations, families and, most of all, their jaded hearts.
Perfect for readers of historical romance and book clubs.
Content Warning: This book explores depression and other mental health struggles, including self-harm and time spent in a mental health facility. It also contains themes of bigamy and cigarette smoking.
“Then she felt him kiss her scars, one by one. Little kisses that were refreshing icy tingles, soothing her.”
THE SERIES
Cairo Sirens: The Affair is book 1 in a planned trilogy, exploring love, family, and the social tapestry of mid-century Cairo. Each novel focuses on different characters while keeping familiar faces and places.
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YASMIN YOUSSEF
Yas is a debut novelist who writes warm, witty stories that pair romance with honest portrayals of mental health, inspired by the golden age of Egyptian cinema.
She lives with her cat, Lulu Youssef. He is a menace, but the light of her life.
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