In these two short novels, Bahaa Abdel Meguid displays the impressive range of his narrative imagination. Set in the lower-class Cairo district of Shubra, Saint Theresa tells the story of two young women, Budour and Sawsan, childhood friend who come of age following the 1967 war. Budour marries a humble tailor named Girgis, but begins an extended affair with his Jewish employer, Luka. Her friend Sawsan goes off to the university, only to fall in love with a dangerous young Marxist named Salim. From the ghost of a mad grandmother to student protests following Egypt's peace treaty with Israel,...

"As God Is My Witness, I Will Make My Movie," is a look into the world of an independent filmmaker, Chip Rossetti. Chip has dedicated his filmmaking career to making movies ONLY in the Christian, Faith Based and Family genres, but that doesn't mean that he hasn't experience the trials and tribulations that every independent filmmaker encounters. This book goes through each of Chip's movies, with detailed stories from production. Each chapter includes stories from actors on the set, as well as Chip's own stories of how things came together. It includes tips and insights that every filmmaker,...