Picture in the sand [electronic resource] / Peter Blauner.
Ali Hassan, an Egyptian-American businessman in Brooklyn, reveals a secret past of activism and heartbreak in an attempt to keep his hot-headed teenaged grandson from making the greatest mistake of his life. In a journey that begins amid the high-wattage glamour of the sets of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments and leads to the deserts of Cairo and beyond, Ali describes how he landed a dream job as DeMille's personal assistant and then found himself enmeshed in events that changed the course of history. It's a tale that Ali has kept hidden most of his life. But now there's an urgent reason to share it: his beloved American grandson, Alex, has run off to Syria to become a holy warrior. Alex says this journey is his destiny. Ali understands better than Alex believes and knows that rescuing Alex is up to him-because Ali knows how this movie can end. With equal parts suspense, history, and family drama, Picture in the Sand is a mesmerizing story about faith, family, and the enduring power of storytelling.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781666623017
- ISBN: 1666623016
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 27 min.)) : digital.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Dreamscape Media, 2023.
- Distributor: Made available through hoopla
Content descriptions
Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Sean Rohani. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Grandfathers > Drama. Rescues > Drama. |