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It's all a grand adventure when Christy Mansel unexpectedly runs into her cousin Charles in Damascus. And being young, rich, impetuous, and used to doing whatever they please, they decide to barge in uninvited on their eccentric Great-Aunt Harriet—despite a long-standing family rule strictly... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Christabel "Christy" Mansel: Englishwoman on vacation, self-described "spoiled brat"
- Charles Mansel: Englishman, cousin of Christy, as close as brother and sister
- Ben: Friend of Charles
- "Lady" Harriet Mansel Boyd (aka Great-Aunt Harriet): Elderly English recluse, living in a sultan's palace named Dar Ibrahim
- Hamid: Taxi Driver
- Dr. Henry Grafton: Great-Aunt Harriet's personal physician
- Jassim: Elderly caretaker at Dar Ibrahim, almost impossible to understand
- John Lethman: Wandering Englishman, residing at Dar Ibrahim.
- Halide: Sister to Nasirulla, Great-Aunt Harriet's maid and housekeeper
- Nasirulla: Brother to Halide, handyman and assistant to Great-Aunt Harriet
- Mr. Lovell: Mysterious gentleman who offers Christy a ride in his car when she needs it most.
- Hester Stanhope: Reclusive Englishwoman of legend whom Great-Aunt Harriet aspires to.
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First Sentence edit
I met him in the street called Straight.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1967. (authoritative list)
Followed by The Exhibitionist.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mary Stewart (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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