Dear Brian,
It has been almost eight years since we
attended your Algonquin Park retreat for the first time, which was the
start of many collaborations with you. Thank you for your guidance and
continued support. Today we are very excited to share that our novel, Take
Me Back to Cairo, is finally out to the world.
The novel is full of humour, culture clashes,
and romance. Publisher’s Weekly finds it “an uplifting cross-cultural turbulent
love story…the pathway to happily ever after for Yousef and Janelle is
convincingly bumpy. The couple seems to be staring certain disaster in the
face, and their respective families, rigid with stereotypical beliefs, aren’t
helpful to their cause.”
Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen
Leacock Medal for Humour, says, "Pamela Paterson and Tarek Hussein have
written a rollercoaster of a love story that triumphs over a collision of
cultures, family dynamics, an old lover, and new traditions. From Kingston to
Cairo and back again, this is a compelling and heartwarming tale by two writers
who clearly know the inside story."
Pam |
Jamal Saeed, author of Yara's Spring
and My Road from Damascus, calls it a “precious book about the two
mentalities in the diversity frame … this intelligent way of writing is worth
reading for its enjoyment and benefit.”
Released September 5, 2023, Take Me Back to
Cairo is now available from major retailers including Indigo, Barnes &
Noble, and Amazon (here). More information about the book launch on September 27 will
be posted here.
Thanks for sharing this special moment with
us.
Pam and Tarek
Tarek |
About the Authors
Pamela Paterson (pamelapaterson.com) is a writer based in
Kingston, Ontario. She has written several books about ants, plants, kids,
business, and computers, including two international best-sellers. This is her
first novel.
Tarek Hussein (tarekthewriter.com) is a
pharmacist and writer in Kingston, Ontario, with a lifelong passion for telling
stories, writing songs, and taking pictures that capture the essence of life,
from his native Cairo to several parts of the world that he has lived in and
visited.
See Brian Henry’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.
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