Lucienne Carasso grew up in Alexandria, Egypt.
In her memoir, she shares the magical world of her childhood in the rich, multifaceted city of Alexandria, while giving the reader an intimate sense of the changes wrough.
This marked the beginning of the end of the century-long sojourn of her extended Sephardic family in Egypt.
Her cozy, secure and settled world was shattered by the Suez Canal Crisis in November 1956 when her father and uncle were interned by the government of Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Lucienne Carasso grew up in Alexandria, Egypt