Alexey is a Russian man on a trip of self-exploration. He never imagined that it would lead to danger and romance. Kate is an English woman with a passion for fighting the authorities. She never believed she'd have the chance to be part of history in the making. As two foreigners on holiday find themselves in the midst of a revolution, they discover the price of freedom and what it means to fight for your beliefs at any cost - even death. As they are dragged into a battle for democracy, they are forced to choose between love and their ideals. "Tahrir" is a fictional narrative about the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and based on the real life experiences of the author at that time. Set in the midst of the struggle to overthrow Egyptian Dictator Hosni Mubarak, it's a story about people who strive for change and who protest against the authorities. It not only speaks of the struggle for freedom, but also of the many individual and differing lives that united to enable it. A love story is the pivotal part of this book. The love affair between a woman, who joins the revolution and is swept away by ideas to change the world, and a man, who is a firm believer in peaceful and evolutionary solutions to social conflicts, is tested by a turbulent sequence of events. Vivid descriptions of Egyptian nature, architecture, traditions, food, the Egyptian way of life and the revolutionary atmosphere and protests allow the reader to submerge themselves in this exotic country and be an intrepid traveller, witnessing unprecedented events. Meticulously researched and exquisitely written, hope and sadness, love and loss are intermingled in this book - a book that will make you laugh, cry and want to take to the streets - and will make you question everything you know and everything you hold dear.
Meticulously researched and exquisitely written, hope and sadness, love and loss are intermingled in this book - a book that will make you laugh, cry and want to take to the streets - and will make you question everything you know and ...