Was this the moment in Elizabeth's life that would define the rest of her existence? Seeing her reflection—draped in the black and dark blue linens of the Medjai she was growing into someone wholly unrecognizable and yet undeniably exactly who she had been destined to become. (Continuation of Earth & Linen and Grit & Pomegranate.) Ardeth/OC

Now permanently settled in Cairo, English doctor Elizabeth Bender-Whitmore must find her place in the changing metropolitan of Egyptian culture. She must learn to contend with the rift caused by her devotion to medicine and the selfish yearn for the illusive and occupied Ardeth Bay, all while a harrowing and impending evil looms upon the horizon. [Sequel to Grit & Pomegranate]