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I started this book in November and then read a little bit in December and finally finished it in January. This novel is best described as an engrossing saga of a Muslim family in the early 1900s. The characters situations and places are described in heavy detail, which make the story very realistic even though it is fiction. The reader can get the full effects of lif in Egypt at this time and the oppressive life for women and for the Egyptian people. Palace Walk is the fir novel of the trilogy and I'm looking forward to see where Mahfouz takes us in Palace of Desire. Word of warning the father Ahmad is insupportable and even more so when juxtaposed with his sweet endearing subservient wife Amina. An interesting look into family dynamics, Egyptian culture, marriage, women/men's roles, etc.