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OCTOBER Book of the Month

What I Know About You by Eric Chacour

An internationally-bestselling, and multi-award-winning, tale of impossible love and family secrets in late-twentieth century Egypt.

Cairo, 1980s. Tarek’s whole life is laid out for him. A doctor like his father, he has taken over the family medical practice, married his childhood sweetheart and is well respected in society. 

When he opens a clinic in a disadvantaged area of the city, he meets Ali, a young man who is free from the societal pressures that govern Tarek’s life. This chance encounter will change everything, throwing Tarek’s marriage, career and his entire existence into question. 

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, someone is compiling the chapters of his story . . .

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Issue 118, Innocence

Issue 118 explores innocence and experience, justice, and coming-of-age novels. Guest edited by the Julius Taranto, this issue will make you stop and think what the true meaning of innocence really is. Our Innocence features an article and interview with Julius Taranto, author of How I Won a Nobel Prize, a conversation with debut author Lottie Hazell on her scrumptious novel, Piglet, and a retrospective on the literary legend, Elena Ferrante.

Books Featured in Issue 118

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Lawrence Durrell