Justine av Lawrence Durrell, Andre Aciman

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<p><b>Rediscover one of the twentieth century''s greatest romances: this seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt, introduced by Andr¿ciman </b><b>(<i>Call Me By Your Name </i>and <i>Find Me</i>), is ''wonderful'' (Elif Shafak)</b><br><b><i><br>I remembered Justine saying harshly as she lay in bed: ¿We use each other like axes to cut down the ones we really love''.</i></b><br><br>Alexandria: the great winepress of love. Trams, palm trees, and watermelon stalls lie honey-bathed in sunlight; in darkened bedrooms, sweaty lovers unfurl. But in a world trembling on the brink of war, passion and death are inextricable. When a penniless schoolteacher begins an affair with Justine - a married Egyptian lady of unparalleled glamour - their partners are sucked into a whirlpool of jealousy and violence. <br><br>One of the world''s greatest romances, rich in political and sexual intrigue, Lawrence Durrell''s scandalous ''investigation of modern love'' set the world alight in 1957 and