- 2010 edition. 249 pages
- Published by McArthur & Co, Canada
- Paperback. Format B.
- Very good condition. Minor cover wear, corner creases.
Winner of 2009 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction.
When Lady Duff Gordon, toast of Victorian London society, departs for the hot, dry climate of Egypt to seek relief from the debilitating effects of her tuberculosis, her devoted lady's maid, Sally, doesn't think twice about remaining at her mistress's side.
Sally and Lady Duff Gordon throw themselves into their exotic surroundings, adopting native dress, learning Arabic, and visiting the tombs of ancient pharaohs. Along the way, Sally comes to experience freedoms she, as a servant, has never known before, as well as her first taste of romance.
But freedom is a luxury that a maid can ill-afford, and when Sally grasps far more than status entitles her to, she is brutally reminded that she is mistress of nothing.
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