Book guide
Palace Walk
A tyrant’s household becomes a mirror of Egypt on the edge of change.
GenresLiteraryHistorical
Genre and trope pairingsLiteraryDysfunctional familyLiteraryFamily sagaLiterarySocial commentaryHistoricalResistanceHistoricalFamily saga
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About Palace Walk
The first volume of the Cairo Trilogy introduces al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, a strict patriarch whose family lives under his absolute rule while he leads a secret life outside the home. The family’s conflicts unfold against a turbulent Egypt moving toward modernity.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
The Cairo Trilogy · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- domestic abuse
- emotional abuse
- misogyny
- sexism
- sexual assault
- rape
- alcoholism
- violence
