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By: Carol Jones July 13, 2018
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Crazy day visiting the pyramids.Despite the milling tourists and persistent sellers of souvenirs, I couldn't help but be awed by both their size and their antiquity. I wonder whether any of our 21st-century buildings will still be here in 5000 years. #pyramids #giza #egypt #ancientwonders #ancienthistory #writinglife #inspiration #writersofinstagram
Dipping into An Ocean of Minutes by the pyramids at Giza. Thea Lim's time travel novel begins promisingly with the protagonist Polly taking a job in the future to secure lifesaving medical treatment for her partner. What will happen next? #anoceanofminutes #lemeridienpyramids #giza #readingegypt #egypt #pyramids #bookstagram #aussiereaders #igbooks #booksgonewild #bookish #bookishlove #canadianwriters
Bedouin woman and friends on the road from Luxor to the Red Sea. Some of the Bedouin women supplement their income by allowing tourists to take their photo. #egypt #bedouin #writinglife #inspiration #writersofinstagram #aussiewriters
The Red Tent, taken at the Valley of the Kings. I pulled this novel from my shelves to take on holidays as it is set partly in Egypt. I first read and enjoyed it many years ago, attracted by a biblical story that set out to give voices to women who were mainly footnotes or ciphers for the men in the Bible. Like much historical and religious writing the men's stories were pre-eminent. In The Red Tent, Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and sister of Joseph tells the stories of her mother and stepmothers. It is written in an engaging, intimate style where the reader feels she really gets to know one possible version of the story behind the story. #theredtent #valleyofthekings #egypt #womenofthebible #bookstagram #literature #books #igbooks #bookstack #bookishlove
Taking a break from writing. Sailing over the Nile valley at Luxor, looking for inspiration. #nilevalley #luxor #ballooning #valleyofthekings #egypt #writinglife #inspiration #aussiewriters #writersofinstagram
This was my first Kristin Hannah novel and I'll definitely be reading more of her work at some stage. The story of these two very different sisters, Vienne and Isabelle, drew me in from page one. One fiery, the other more considered, both of their experiences of the war in France were full of drama, passion and pain. While I'm not a great fan of books set during wars, this one was crafted with great finesse and compassionate characterisation. #thenightingale #historicalfiction #bookstagram #igbooks #bookish #bibliophile
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