Adrift on the Nile ' History of Egypt' he was certain of a

he was certain of a life beyond death

"'M' is for Mother

Do you want a happy

at school or at home

the deep layers of history and symbolism which exist behind even the most everyday phrases have a strong appeal to those seeking understanding from an alternative philosophy

Adrift on the Nile ' History of Egypt' he was certain of aNaguib Mahfouz It is the late sixties, and for the group of friends who meet night after night on the houseboat on the Nile, times have changed. Nasser has ushered in an age of enormous social change, and these middle aged sons and daughters of the old bourgeoisie are left high and dry, to gather beneath the moonlight, to smoke and chat and inhabit a cosy and enchanted world. But one night art and reality collide with unforeseen consequences. In