Eighteen Days of Spring in Winter

The Egyptian revolution of 2011 took just eighteen days to bring down the country's president of thirty years. Eighteen Days of Spring in Winter follows the life of Sophia, a literature student in Cairo. As the revolution begins to stir across Egypt, each member of Sophia's family is affected differently. Her father remains worried and sceptical, her brother is quiet at home until he leaves to join the protesters, and Sophia discovers a new-found political consciousness as the revolution unfolds.
This first novel by author Saeida Rouass explores the impact of the revolution on a family home and the changes the protests bring to a young Egyptian woman's perception of herself. It shows the challenges Sophia and her family must face in order to emerge from the revolution with continued hope.