I Loved a Betrayer

About this book

A young woman meets a man aboard train 365 on its way to Aswan. Conversation turns into familiarity and attraction, but the encounter seems destined to end when he leaves the train at Assiut. The following day, however, she sees him unexpectedly in the streets of Aswan. His presence contradicts everything he told her, and curiosity drives her to question a nearby vendor. What she learns suggests that every detail of his story was a lie. When she returns home and finds him waiting there, anger gives way to a revelation she could not have anticipated. Mohamed Adel Abaza builds a romantic mystery around first impressions, concealed histories, and the perilous distance between betrayal and misunderstood truth.