Circling the Square - by Wendell Steavenson (Paperback)

Review Quotes

"Steavenson...offers vivid, illuminating...impressions of the protests which overthrew Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime." - Publishers Weekly
"There is much to praise in her evocative, impressionistic sketches of the stirring events in Egypt...Her actual writing is first-rate. She cares deeply about her subjects but her critical acuity and keen sense of humor see through their foibles and contradictions." - Washington Times
"Impassioned coverage from the front lines of a historic Middle Eastern uprising... An intensive firsthand exploration of modern Egyptian liberation and solidarity." - Kirkus
"Steavenson weaves together a mosaic portrait that tightly focuses on the people...of the revolution." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A moving, empathetic portrayal of a central movement of our time: the brave Egyptian people's attempt to end repression without the tools or the leaders to succeed." - Library Journal
"Few books are better than this one at conveying the confusion and excitement of those days on the square." - New York Times Book Review
"[Steavenson] creates a vibrant sense of being on the ground in Cairo..." - Los Angeles Times