KNOWN for combining action, history and the mystical, Learner's latest novel Sphinx follows her established themes.
Set in 1977, Sphinx is the story of Oliver, a geophysicist who works in the oilfields of Egypt during a time of political upheaval and social change.
His wife, Isabella, is a marine archaeologist and her family is part of the once-wealthy Italian-Alexandrian society that carries secrets of it's own.
Oliver is a pragmatic scientist, a man who always wants everything explained and verifiable. Oddly enough, he has an uncanny ability to identify when and where oil is going to be found; something he tries not to think about.
His wife, on the other hand, is deeply involved in the mystic. She believes unreservedly in the existence of a certain, ancient artifact that may, or may not, be able to change her world.
Learner's ability to unite various stands of plot, history, reality and fantasy is what makes her books so successful.
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