A Guide for the Perplexed

by Dara Horn

Book Overview

Software prodigy Josie Ashkenazi has invented an application that records everything its users do. When an Egyptian library invites her to visit as a consultant, her jealous sister Judith persuades her to go. But in Egypt's postrevolutionary chaos, Josie is abducted--leaving Judith free to take over Josie's life at home, including her husband and daughter, while Josie's talent for preserving memories becomes a surprising test of her empathy and her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393064891
• ISBN13: 9780393064896
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"