What I enjoyed: The retelling of the political tension in Egypt post World War. This was so by beautiful historical fiction writing in that I could tell William’s really researched the time period and the events that led to the riots and fire. And so much also brought to light about the birthing facilities for unwed mothers. I really learned a lot about history reading this one!! The present day storyline was also very compelling and messy in all the best ways of a family drama. The surprise twist that explains everything satisfied my curiosity about why Mallory left. I was really scared it was going to be stupid and melodramatic, something that the characters could resolve with communication, but it wasn’t.
