Winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2007.
A story that veers back and forth between war-time Cairo and Iris’ early life and the present, with Ruby, her somewhat mixed-up but feisty 17-year old granddaughter who has run away from England. 
With wonderful descriptions of the sounds, sights and smells of Cairo against a background of expatriate life and Rommel’s war, this is first rate, she is such a competent writer. It’s amazing how, having read Sun at Midnight, set in Antarctica, you can imagine her having spent years in cold climates, she now, one book later, comes up giving you the feeling that she has spent a lifetime in Africa.
Similar this month: None but try Victoria Routledge.
Comparison: Anita Shreve, Douglas Kennedy.
The bestselling author ';writes with ravishing sensuality' in this saga of a wartime love that reverberates through three generations of women (The Times, London). The unexpected arrival of her willful teenage granddaughter, Ruby, brings life and disorder to eight-two-year-old Iris Black's old house in Cairo. Ruby, driven by her fraught relationship with her own mother to run away from England, is seeking refuge with the grandmother she hasn't seen for years.
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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The bestselling author ';writes with ravishing sensuality' in this saga of a wartime love that reverberates through three generations of women (The Times, London). The unexpected arrival of her willful teenage granddaughter, Ruby, brings life and disorder to eight-two-year-old Iris Black's old house in Cairo.
Iris and Ruby features in the following genres: Family Drama, Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Iris and Ruby was written by Rosie Thomas and published by ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition)
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