Camels, Tombs and Painted Rooms - by Mary W Schaller (Paperback)

About the Book

The book is an amusing account of romance author Mary Schaller's trip-of-a-lifetime to Egypt together with her husband Marty. During their action-packed tour, Mary and Marty investigate ancient Egyptian tombs as well as inside the Great Pyramid at Giza, ride a camel intent on a side trip to Libya, dance the night away at a Nubian Galabia party and marvel at the beauty of the ancient Egyptian monuments. Rug shops, papyrus factories, perfume bottle emporiums, bead sellers and sharkskin tamborine makers abound on every street from Cairo to Aswan as the Schallers navigate their way through their "Ten Glorious Days in Egypt."

Book Synopsis

In 1992, Harlequin romance author Mary Schaller, aka Tori Phillips, and her husband Marty Schaller stepped far outside their comfort zones and took a "Ten Glorious Days" trip to Egypt. They got far more than they had expected including surviving a wild taxi cab ride through Cairo in the middle of the night when all traffic rules are off, riding a camel intent on taking a side trip to Libya instead of going to the pyramids, swaying on a shaky ladder 150 feet above the ground inside the Great Pyramid at Giza, experiencing the incredible Egyptian fiery sunrise, bargaining for a hubbly-bubbly water pipe in a Luxor bazaar and hiding a pair of Sobek brand river socks inside the temple of Sobek, the Crocodile God. Rug shops, papyrus factories, perfume bottle emporiums, bead sellers and shark-skin tamborine makers abound on every street as the Schallers navigate their way through the cities up and down the Nile. Their amusing adventures were truly the trip of a lifetime.

Review Quotes

"[This book] will delight those with their 'foot in hand' waiting for some new adventure." -- Anne Sinkler LeCercq, editor University of South Carolina Press

About the Author

Mary W. Schaller is a native of Washington, DC [remaining staunchly non-partisan for survival]. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego where she studied Ancient Egyptian Civilization. She wrote her senior thesis on the Egyptian Book of the Dead. She is the award-winning author of ten Harlequin historical romance novels under the pen name of Tori Phillips. Her romances have sold over 2.6 million copies to this date in the USA as well as in 19 foreign countries. In addition, she has published three non-fiction books [University of South Carolina Press], and five plays [Dramatic Publishing Company and Heartland Plays Inc.]. Her plays have been performed throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Australia, and England. Mary and her husband Marty live in Springfield, VA when they are not cruising the Caribbean. She enjoys reading books and having adventures with her two adult children and three grandchildren.