
Rosemary Mahoney was determined to take a solo trip down the Egyptian Nile in a small boat, even though civil unrest and vexing local traditions conspired to create obstacles every step of the way. Starting off in the south, she gained the unlikely sympathy and respect of a Muslim sailor, who provided her with both a seven-foot skiff and a window into the culturally and materially impoverished liv...
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Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition (July 11, 2007)
Publication Date: July 11, 2007
Language: English
ASIN: B000SCHAOO
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The author is such a great writer that she brought me to tears of joy in the first eight pages of the book as she speaks of her endeavor to row a boat down the Nile between Aswan and Qena a distance of 120 miles. Cultures meet and blend with the eb...
Egyptians. Egyptian women don't row on the Nile, and tourists aren't allowed to for safety's sake. Mahoney endures extreme heat during the day, and a terror of crocodiles while alone in her boat at night. Whether she's confronting deeply held beliefs about non-Muslim women, finding connections to past chroniclers of the Nile, or coming to the dramaticm realization that fear can engender unwarranted violence, Rosemary Mahoney's informed curiosity about the world, her glorious prose, and her wit never fail to captivate.