{"product_id":"the-bridges-of-constantine-9781408856482","title":"The Bridges of Constantine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKhaled, a former revolutionary in the Algerian war of liberation has been in self-exile in Paris for two decades, disgusted by the corruption that now riddles the country he once fought for. Now a celebrated painter, Khaled is consumed with passion for Hayat, the daughter of his old revolutionary commander, who unexpectedly reenters Khaled's life. Hayat had been just a child when he last saw her, but she has now become a seductive young novelist. The first novel in an award-winning, bestselling trilogy that spans Algeria's tumultuous recent history,\u003ci\u003eThe Bridges of Constantine\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical and heartrending love story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable, insightful ... The elegiac quality is present not just in the themes, but also in the astonishingly poetic language throughout … I stopped and marvelled every few pages ... This is one of the richest and most evocative books that I have read all year, I only hope we don’t have to wait too long for the two sequels to \u003ci\u003eThe Bridges of Constantine \u003c\/i\u003eto be published in English. The Arab-speaking world shouldn’t get to keep Mosteghanemi’s novels all to itself * \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eA window into a different world * \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eMosteghanemi is a good storyteller, and her plot picks up when it moves to the Maghreb. She delivers a scathing portrait of Algeria’s corrupt leadership * \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eAhlem has carved a place for herself as one of the most important writers of the Arab world * \u003cb\u003eYoussef Chahine, Egyptian director, winner of the Cannes Film Lifetime Achievement Award\u003c\/b\u003e *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039419138391,"sku":"9781408856482","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408856482.jpg?v=1750943634","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bridges-of-constantine-9781408856482","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}