Throughout the narrator's elaborate life; he experienced love, friendship and illness; as well as many other things described in his book: Love in Exile. This book is about the different cultures and personalities observed by the narrator, the narrator's love of life, Brigitte, and Bahaa Taher's life in general and the types of cultures he experiences. The differences observed by the narrator are different from his life with his wife than from his life in Europe. Throughout his work at the Egyptian newspaper, he led a good life with his family, receiving a good salary while regularly submitting articles to the Egyptian newspaper. His friend Ibrahim, with whom he had many strong conversations and arguments, was the one who visited him in Europe and with whom he spent a lot of time. Shadia, the most beautiful girl in the newspaper, was the one who married Ibrahim and then divorced years later. Shadia then moved on with her life, married the newspaper's accountant and changed a lot when she became overweight and started wearing clothes as fashionable as before. The narrator's life in Europe was very different in many ways. When he grew up and could not meet his children more than once or twice a month, he went to Europe and began working as a journalist there (Ṭāhir 10). He worked at a newspaper that paid him little and only published 300 words a week of whatever he wrote. Next, he worked at another newspaper in Egypt, writing articles that reflected British reactions to events unfolding in Egypt. After living in Lebanon for many years, Ibrahim took a week to observe London's perspective on everything. When Ibrahim met the narrator along with many other people at Pedr...... middle of paper ......arabianbusiness.com/power500/entry/386786>."Bahaa Taher." Arab World Books Your cultural club, Arab bookstore and house of Arab authors promoting cultural dialogue. Internet. April 4, 2011. “Bahaa Taher, Love in Exile.” People become stories and stories become understanding. Internet. April 28, 2011. .Bahaa Taher. Internet. April 28, 2011. .Ṭāhir, Bahāʼ. Love in exile. Cairo: American University in Cairo, 2004. Print. Taher, Bahaa. "Love in Exile, by Bahaa Taher, Trs Farouk Abdel Wahab - Reviews, books - The Independent." The Independent | News | News from the UK and around the world | Newspaper. Internet. April 5. 2011. .