by Reem Bassiouney
The professor of the title is an ambitious single-minded single woman of 40. We know this because she tells us on the first page alond with what she intends to acheive-all of which she does fairly quickly. The story unfolds from there and is a beautifully told love story against a background of Egyptian society and clashing values and world views which is equally funny and painful at times. As someone who knows very little of the society this is set in I enjoyed it immensely and still felt I could share the very human emotions encountered. One of the highlights of my year. 9/10
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