The sensual and provocative second volume in the Cairo Trilogy,\nPalace Of Desire follows the Al Jawad family into the awakening\nworld of the 1920’s and the sometimes violent clash between Islamic\nideals, personal dreams and modern realities.Having given up his\nvices after his son’s death, ageing patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmad\npursues an arousing lute-player - only to find she has married his\neldest son. His rebellious children struggle to move beyond his\ndomination as they test the loosening reins of societal and\nparental control. And Ahmad’s youngest son, in an unforgettable\nportrayal of unrequited love, ardently courts the sophisticated\ndaughter of a rich Europeanised family.

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