Steeped in memory and rumours of war, One of Us is a beautifully crafted story of the days of the colonial world of Egypt and England. The British High Commissioner, Sir Malcolm Cheyne, his brought his young wife out to Cairo. And there she meets the Egyptian Prince. He is young, handsome and ardent in his pursuit of her. Soon war and circumstance create a triangle that is as turbulently political as it is erotic. Set against the glamour of pre-war Cairo, this is a great historical romance.