Dreamers of the Day
- Type: Ebooks
- By: Mary Doria Russell
- Age Category: Adults
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Recommended by: Lucy O.
- ISBN/UPC: 9781588366757 Check Catalog
Forrest Gump-ish! A painless history lesson on the creation of the modern Middle East
Agnes Shanklin, retired teacher, and her dachshund Rosie stumble into the Cairo Peace Conference of 1921...rubbing shoulders with T.E.Lawrence, Winston Churchill and Gertrude Bell.
"I suppose I ought to warn you at the outset that my present circumstances are puzzling, even to me. Nevertheless, I am sure of this much: My little story has become your history. You won't really understand your times until you understand mine".
After you read the book, go see the new movie "The Queen of the Desert", which chronicles Gertrude Bell's life.