City of the Sun (Maio novel)

City of the Sun is a novel by Juliana Maio,[1] published by Greenleaf Book Group[2] in March 2014. The novel, which blends historical fiction[3] with spy fiction and romantic fiction, is set in Cairo in 1941 during the North Africa Campaign of World War II.[4] Though a work of fiction, it centers around true historical events and "connects the root of much of today's turmoil in the Middle East with the Axis-Allied struggle from control of the Suez Canal, and the early history of the Muslim Brotherhood."[5][6][7]

The author was born to a Jewish family in Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. Her family was expelled in 1956 during the Suez Crisis when she was three years old.[8] Maio grew up and was educated in Paris, France[9] before her family emigrated once more to the United States.[10]

References
  1. Elgrably, Jordan. "A Celebration of the Jews the World Forgot". LA Times.
  2. Silverman, Mary (6 August 2014). "Summer Read: "City of the Sun"". Desert Magazine. Gannett. The Desert Sun. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. Brummett, Chad (29 October 2014). "Author Juliana Maio releases new book". KQRE News 13. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. Weber, Carol Ruth (October 21, 2014). "Compelling 'City of the Sun' reveals Middle East: Author Juliana Maio speaks". Examiner. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. Simmons, Steve. "Resident Juliana Maio To Discuss Debut..." Beverly Hills Courier.
  6. Wakefield, Kylie Jane. "Lawyer uncovers her roots in debut novel 'City of the Sun'". Jewish Journal.
  7. "Fiction Book Review". Publisher's Weekly.
  8. Maio, Juliana. "Five Reasons Why Everybody Should Write a Book". Huffington Post.
  9. Brawarsky, Sandee. "The Romance Of Cairo: Juliana Maio's 'City of the Sun'". The Jewish Week.
  10. Evans, Mark. "A Great Passion, A Great Story". Historical Novel Society.
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