{"product_id":"the-last-silk-thread-9789698192280","title":"The Last Silk Thread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCairo, 1949. Gilded lives, golden lies-and one young woman's search for freedom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen-year-old Leila lives behind the ornate gates of privilege in post-war Cairo, where appearances are everything and silence is survival. But when her engagement to the aloof Galal collapses, she's thrust into an arranged marriage with Mourad, a powerful army captain whose world is shadowed by secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined not to vanish into the quiet despair of a woman's expected fate, Leila demands the right to study. Her new life in Alexandria offers a glimpse of independence-but also isolation, political unrest, and echoes of a love she thought she'd left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a devastating family secret unravels everything she believed about her past, Leila must decide who she truly is-and what she's willing to sacrifice to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLush, evocative, and quietly defiant, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Silk Thread\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of love, betrayal, and becoming, set against the haunting beauty of mid-century Egypt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of historical fiction with a lyrical, immersive touch-where coming-of-age collides with the chaos of changing times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Makes This Book Stand Out: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn Untold Perspective: \u003c\/strong\u003e Few novels explore Egypt through the eyes of a privileged young woman at the dawn of revolution. Leila's world is both delicate and dangerous-a space rarely depicted in fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRich Cultural Immersion: \u003c\/strong\u003e From Cairo's bustling streets to Alexandria's windswept shorelines, every setting is lovingly rendered with sensory detail and lived-in authenticity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTimely Yet Timeless: \u003c\/strong\u003e Themes of autonomy, gender, and power resonate deeply today, though the story is rooted in a very specific and vivid historical moment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElegant, Accessible Prose: \u003c\/strong\u003e The writing is lyrical but clear-easy to read, hard to forget.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wrichitects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789698192280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Yosr Elsherbiny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299123953845,"sku":"9789698192280","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_24988039-07e8-48d8-9d3d-7ff99789d900.jpg?v=1751985395","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-silk-thread-9789698192280","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}