City of the Sun (Maio novel)
City of the Sun is a novel by Juliana Maio,[1] published by Greenleaf Book Group[2] in March 2014. The novel, which blends historical fiction[3] with spy fiction and romantic fiction, is set in Cairo in 1941 during the North Africa Campaign of World War II.[4] Though a work of fiction, it centers around true historical events and "connects the root of much of today's turmoil in the Middle East with the Axis-Allied struggle from control of the Suez Canal, and the early history of the Muslim Brotherhood.[5][6][7]
The author was born to a Jewish family in Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. Her family was expelled in 1956 during the Suez Crisis when she was three years old.[8] Maio grew up and was educated in Paris, France[9] before her family emigrated once more to the United States.[10]
References
- ↑ Elgrably, Jordan. "A Celebration of the Jews the World Forgot". LA Times.
- ↑ Silverman, Mary (6 August 2014). "Summer Read: "City of the Sun"". Desert Magazine. Gannett. The Desert Sun. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ Brummett, Chad (29 October 2014). "Author Juliana Maio releases new book". KQRE News 13. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ Weber, Carol Ruth (October 21, 2014). "Compelling 'City of the Sun' reveals Middle East: Author Juliana Maio speaks". Examiner.
- ↑ Simmons, Steve. "Resident Juliana Maio To Discuss Debut...". Beverly Hills Courier.
- ↑ Wakefield, Kylie Jane. "Lawyer uncovers her roots in debut novel 'City of the Sun'". Jewish Journal.
- ↑ "Fiction Book Review". Publisher's Weekly.
- ↑ Maio, Juliana. "Five Reasons Why Everybody Should Write a Book". Huffington Post.
- ↑ Brawarsky, Sandee. "The Romance Of Cairo: Juliana Maio's 'City of the Sun'". The Jewish Week.
- ↑ Evans, Mark. "A Great Passion, A Great Story". Historical Novel Society.