Download or read book In the Eye of the Sun written by Ahdaf Soueif and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set amidst the turmoil of contemporary Middle Eastern politics, this vivid and highly-acclaimed novel by an Egyptian journalist is an intimate look into the lives of Arab women today. Here, a woman who grows up among the Egyptian elite, marries a Westernized husband, and, while pursuing graduate study, becomes embroiled in a love affair with an uncouth Englishman.