New York: Random House, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Intriguing historical novel about the 1921 Cairo Peace Conference - attended by Winston Churchill, Gertrude Bell and Lawrence of Arabia among others - where the the modern Middle East was born, as the land was carved into the countries we know today. Told from the perspective of a 40 year old American schoolteacher, spending a small inheritance on the vacation of a lifetime, but who becomes -because of her insignificance - a sounding board for the principals. SIGNED on the title page. 253 pp. ISBN: 9781400064717.