Archaeologist Lucie Fitzgeralds mother is dying shes also been lying. As her home, the Paris of the East, Beirut, teeters on the brink of war in the ';70s, Polly Fitzgerald has one last story to tell from her deathbed. It's the story of her childhood best friend Juno and their life in 30s Cairo. Lucie travels home to be with her dying mother and discovers the truth about her family, Junos work and their shared search for the greatest undiscovered tomb of all - Nefertitis.
From the cities to the deserts, this transporting and moving story of a lost generation transformed by war is a study of great love and sacrifice in all its forms,the perfect novel for fans of Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop.
