Angels of Cairo

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Pub Date 1 Dec 2021 | Archive Date 24 May 2021

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Description

Robert Clifford is in Cairo to present his latest film for a festival prize. It has taken seven gruelling years of his life to make and is definitely NOT a film about his mother. But his moment in the spotlight is not quite as he scripted.

Robert Clifford is in Cairo to present his latest film for a festival prize. It has taken seven gruelling years of his life to make and is definitely NOT a film about his mother. But his moment in...


Advance Praise

The author’s previous book The Golden Orphans was described by The Spectator as ‘intense, unnerving and brilliant’, and remained on the WHSmith fiction chart for six weeks.

‘A sharp, pacy novel that has all the best hallmarks of the literary thriller...’- Patrick McGuiness on The Golden Orphans

The author’s previous book The Golden Orphans was described by The Spectator as ‘intense, unnerving and brilliant’, and remained on the WHSmith fiction chart for six weeks.

‘A sharp, pacy novel that...


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ISBN 9781913640286
PRICE US$13.99 (USD)
PAGES 215

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Thanks to NetGalley and Parthian Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Angels of Cairo is a stressful and propulsive read about an indie filmmaker visiting Cairo for a film festival. Stressful in a good way, where things escalate and escalate until you can only laugh at the incredulous position the characters find themselves in. Think Shiva Baby or a film by Safdie brothers. I'm not normally someone who likes stories that make you cringe, but somehow, despite the flaws of many characters, I was still invested and cheering for things to work out in the end. I think that is in large part due to how this book was written. No chapters or huge shifts in perspective, just a super snappy stream-of-consciousness type narration.

I was worried the ending could one of two ways, and I guess Gary Raymond felt the same thing because the way he dealt with the last few pages of the novel were GENIUS in my opinion. And as someone who loves books and movies, I loved all the references to cinema peppered throughout. This novel also got me reading more into the history of Egypt and the Arab Spring, so I'm thankful for that. I also haven't read about a more casually loathsome character than Lewis in a long time, so I guess I'm thankful for that too.

5/5 stars, I recommend this book to movie fans, who maybe want to get a crazy stressful behind-the-scenes look at a worst case scenario film festival. Looking forward to reading more of Gary Raymond's work. Thanks again to NetGalley and Parthian Books.

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I was granted an advanced copy of this text by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. While this was a novel with a strange voice, it somehow worked for me. The literary and film references throughout were entertaining and the story kept me engaged. Raymond has a distinctive voice as an author.

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Pretty good. I'm not sure if this will have wide appeal, but it's pretty well written. The situations and particularly the characters were fun to follow. The author created a decent amount of suspense and kept it mostly interesting. I chuckled a few time as well.

Thanks very much for the ARC for review!!

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