Iris and Ruby : A Novel (Hardcover)

from susan0316

"I remember. And even as I say the words aloud in the silent room and hear the whisper dying away in the shadows of the house, I realize that it's not true. Because I don't, I can't remember. I am old, and I am beginning to forget things." Iris and Ruby is a novel about memories - both creating t...

from laurapickle

With the sudden arrival of Ruby into Iris's quiet and lonely household we see Iris regain new life and happiness as granddaughter and grandmother begin to open themselves up to one another, both seeking refuge from the memories that plague them. Although set in the bustling streets of modern Cair...

from bowerbird

The story builds on the relationship beween Grandmother (a Cairo resident) and her teenage Granddaughter a runaway from England. But Rosie Thomas also captures modern-day Cairo very well - the crazy traffic with the black and white cabs, the City of the Dead, the surrounding desert etc. We learn ...

from akeela

Wilful 19-year-old Ruby runs away from England and finds her way to her 82-year-old grandmother, Iris, in Cairo. Her unexpected arrival is like a breath of fresh air to the lonely, older woman and an unlikely camaraderie develops between them. Filled with nostalgic tales harking back to the war e...

from nancynova

Excellent book from dvg's wishlist that I ordered to read first, before passing along. Ruby is a 19 yo British girl, not getting along with her family. So, she spontaneously flies to Cairo to live with her 82 yo grandmother Iris. The story vacillates between Ruby learning about modern day Cairo a...