The Calling

Set at the end of the 19th Century this tale follows two young men Edmund Sylmans and Ahmed Taruk in their quest for love and the freedom to express it openly to the world. Not an easy thing to do when they live in Cairo, Egypt.Edmund is the spoilt son of the British Ambassador to Egypt and resents being dragged away from his Bohemian life in England and university. Used to getting everything he wants one way or other he hatches a plan to live a life of freedom with the man he loves,...
More Description

Set at the end of the 19th Century this tale follows two young men Edmund Sylmans and Ahmed Taruk in their quest for love and the freedom to express it openly to the world. Not an easy thing to do when they live in Cairo, Egypt.Edmund is the spoilt son of the British Ambassador to Egypt and resents being dragged away from his Bohemian life in England and university. Used to getting everything he wants one way or other he hatches a plan to live a life of freedom with the man he loves, Ahmed, the son of the family chauffeur. Despite being young Ahmed is worldly wise and seizes the chance offered to him with open arms.Their adventure begins when they set out to explore Tripolitania's historic sites and cities in the company of eight other men. However in a hostile environment danger is never far away. Make a wrong decision and the consequences could be fatal. With the arrival of Lail Shebah life takes an unexpected turn for them and nothing will ever be the same again. Chapter 1 - PrologueChapter 2 - Cairo, March 1892Chapter 3 - Tripoli, April 1892Chapter 4 - On the road to Al-AziziyahChapter 5 - The art of riding camels and menChapter 6 - Lessons to be learntChapter 7 - Expanding horizonsChapter 8 - A bit of give and takeChapter 9 - NalutChapter 10 - BetrayedChapter 11 - Fate comes callingChapter 12 - A new beginningChapter 13 - The killer instinctChapter 14 - RevengeChapter 15 - GadamisEpilogue - Tripoli, 1911