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A review by byashleylamar
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile by Enid Shomer
5.0
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile by Enid Shomer is a beautiful and well-written historical novel about the exploration of Egypt by French Author Gustave Flaubert and Englishwoman Florence Nightingale. While historical facts never confirm that Flaubert and Nightingale ever crossed paths while on their exploration journeys Ms. Shomer weaves a poetic dream of a “what-if” story. The imagery Ms. Shomer paints with her words is outstanding. I could see every detail of this trip as though I was watching the story unfold through my window. The ships, the flags, the dress, the Nile river, the Egyptian pyramids and monuments were all described with exacting detail. It was highly descriptive, but not boring. The entire story read like a dream and I didn’t want it to ever end.
From the opening paragraph I knew this book was going to be a dream. Instead of reading words on a page I felt as though I was watching written watercolors paint out a fantasy for me. The Twelve Rooms of the Nile is poetic prose about two unique souls in an exotic land. It is a book I wanted to re-open to read again as soon as I closed the last page. In a word, this book was mesmerizing.
From the opening paragraph I knew this book was going to be a dream. Instead of reading words on a page I felt as though I was watching written watercolors paint out a fantasy for me. The Twelve Rooms of the Nile is poetic prose about two unique souls in an exotic land. It is a book I wanted to re-open to read again as soon as I closed the last page. In a word, this book was mesmerizing.