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For many authors writing a novel means months, even years of research. They interview people who lived lives similar to their characters', they visit places that play a key element in their book, and they research traditions, language, and events. They have to get it just right! For Amira Aly, author of the YA novel Egypt: The Uprising, research was a little simpler. Amira lived through the world changing event--The Egyptian Revolution of 2011--just as her characters did. As a resident of Cairo she is as familiar with the shadows of the pyramids and the movement of the Nile as she is with the faces of her loved ones.
But Egypt: The Uprising offers The Egyptian Revolution with a twist. It is a fascinating combination of modern events, historical figures, secret organizations with magical powers, and adventure that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Aya, a teenage girl living with her aunt and brother, tries to live through the Revolution without getting swept up into the demonstrations and violence. But fate has something else in mind. What starts out as an attempt by Aya to drag her brother and his friends away from the demonstrations transforms into a battle with ancient Egyptian figures who have returned from the past to take control of modern Egypt. Can Aya learn enough about her mysterious past and powers in time to save her world from the evil threatening it?
Egypt: The Uprising is available for purchase in both print and e-book format at Amazon and Barnes and Noble, in various e-book formats at eBookIt!, and for the iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch at the Apple iBookstore.
ISBN: 1461195481
Format: Paperback, 178 pages, and e-book
Be transported back to a time when Egyptian gods and goddesses roamed the world with the book trailer for Egypt: The Uprising below. This is the most exciting book trailer I've seen in a while! When I asked Amira about which trailer production company created it, she modestly replied that she did, herself! Bravo, Amira. Bravo!
Book Giveaway Contest: If you would like to win an e-copy of Egypt: The Uprising, please leave a comment at the end of this post to be entered in a random drawing. The giveaway contest closes this Thursday, August 4 at 11:59 PM, PST. For an extra entry, link to this post on Twitter with the hashtag #ETUAly, then come back and leave us a link to your tweet. We will announce the winner in the comments section of this post on the following day Friday, August 5. Good luck!
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Sounds like a fascinating book! Egypt is on my list of places to visit, so a book that mixes fiction with a basis in reality so that I learn something new is very intruiging. Congratulations on publication!
Marlene
Congrats on publication! I think its wonderful that you drew from current events for this book, especially since its going to the hands of YA. Its a way of making them realize the world around us, without force feeding them. Brilliant!
How interesting to read about your fiction response to a recent event!
Question:
As a parent of a young child, do you find it difficult to find time to write?
Hello all,
Thank you for stopping by :)
@Marlene Thank you. Don't forget to give me a shout out if you ever come to Egypt ;)
@Kelly Thanks :)) This is exactly what I thought when I was writing the book. It's always difficult for a writer to find that balance between entertaining the reader and trying to tell them something you think is worthy. I love it when I reader tells me that they did not know much about Egypt but the book sparked their interest, or that they were not following the events in Egypt but now they do.
@Patricia In all honesty, it's a living hell trying to find time when my mind is lucid enough to write! I have to day that I would not have been able to finish the book so quickly if it weren't for my husband taking the kids on day trips to free up the house for me.
First of all, I have to say it is amazing to me when people can write something so interesting so quickly. Congrats on that! I wish I could do that. It's great that you have a supportive husband! Did you find writing about the Egyptian Revolution was hard because you are kind of close to it? I always find subjects I am close to more difficult to write. I don't think I could ever write a memoir!
Thank you for intrevyu
Egypt is one of my dream places to visit, and this book sounds so intriguing! I've actually done a bit of research on Egypt, but at a more ancient history angle. Congrats on the publishing of your book! :)