Farewell Alexandria Author:Derek Adie Flower As the sun rises over the Egyptian coastline, one of the world's largest private yachts steams towards Alexandria. Standing on its upper deck is Julius Caspar, billionaire oil tycoon and philanthropist who is returning to the city on his 80th birthday. And as he gazes at the approaching waterfront, he recalls his youth as an impecunious Armenia... more »n bank clerk in what was then the most glittering centre of the Mediterranean, and his frustrated but ever haunting love for an eighteen- year-old heiress before his subsequent escalade to riches and worldwide recognition. Set against a changing backdrop of pre-war Egypt, of Paris, London and New York in the sixties and seventies, famine in Ethiopia and terrorism in the Middle East, all the aspects of human strengths and frailties are brought to life in this international three-generation saga where a dramatic climax redimensions a man's destiny.« less