Midaq Alley

I just finished reading A Thousand splendid Suns and the book was amazing. Now I'm starting to read Midaq Alley.

The novel centers around the residents of one of the hustiling, teeming back alleys of Cairo. From Zaita the cripple-maker to Kirsha the cafe owner with a taste for young boys and drugs, to Abbas the barber who mistakes greed for love, to Hamida who sells her soul to escape the alley, these characters vivdly evoke the sights, sounds and smells of Cairo. Long after one finishes reading, the smell of fresh bread lingers, as does the image of men gathering at the cafe for their nightly ritual.

I'm going to be paying close attention to the women in this novel and how they are portrayed in Egypt's society. I Have read about how Marocco has portrayed their women, to seeing how the Afgani women are treated. Now I am entering a new world, a new continent, a new country and a new city. With all new characters.