Something to Answer For on “Booker Prize Winners”, a list by TheBookworm on TheLysts.
Details
Author
P.H. Newby
Year
1969
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Genre
Historical Fiction
Synopsis
Set during the Suez Crisis of 1956, the novel follows Townrow, a British man summoned to Egypt by the widow of a deceased friend, exploring themes of identity and colonialism.