Book Give-Away! Cairo Cats

Pre-order my novel The Cairo Codex, e-mail me the receipt, and if you are among the first 20, I will send you a copy of the remarkable Cairo Cats by friend Lorraine Chittock.

“Lorraine Chittock’s photographs could convert the most hardhearted cat hater.” – The Washington Post

Lorraine Chittock’s fascination with Egyptian cats culminated in the gift book, Cairo Cats—Egypt’s Enduring Legacy. During her seven years in Cairo, Ms. Chittock was a wildlife tracker in an urban environment, exploring the nooks and crannies where the feline denizens of the city hide. Cairo Cats pairs intimate and thought-provoking photos with apposite literary passages, tempting the reader to explore tidbits of folklore, religion and poetry from Egypt and the Middle East. Cairo Cats educates in an entertaining and non-threatening way about one of the world’s most complex regions.

The introduction for Cairo Cats was written by Annemarie Schimmel, (1922-2003) a revered and prolific scholar of Islam who taught at the Universities of London, Ankara, Bonn and Harvard. Dedicating her life to encourage a better understanding of the Islamic world, she lectured in more than six languages and published 80 books as well as providing a loving home for her feline friends.

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