<strong>The Blue Manuscript</strong> is the ultimate prize for any collector of Islamictreasures. But does it still exist and if so can it be found? In search o... » 

The Blue Manuscript is the ultimate prize for any collector of Islamictreasures. But does it still exist and if so can it be found? In search ofanswers to these questions an assortment of archaeologists heads for a remotearea of Egypt where they work with local villagers to excavate a promisingsite. Interspersed with the testimony of the early medieval calligrapher whocreated the Blue Manuscript Sabiha al Khemirs subtle graceful narrativebuilds into a rich tapestry of love hope despair greed fear and betrayal.Intensified at every turn by the uneasy relationship between Islam past andpresent and between Islam and the West The Blue Manuscript is a novel whichwill resonate long after the astonishing solution to its mystery has finallybeen revealed. «