2 Quotes & Sayings By Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding was born in Stockholm, Sweden and currently lives in England. She attended University College London, graduating with a degree in English Literature. She was awarded the Swedish Henry Larsson Prize for her first novel, which was translated into English as The White Rose of Cairo . Her second novel, The River of Doubt , won the Royal Society Winton Prize for nonfiction and was a finalist for the 2004 Orange Prize
Her latest novel is The Summer of the Orphan , a story of a young girl who discovers the family she has always longed to find. Her other novels include The Fever Year , a story of a family caught up in the Spanish Civil War; A Stranger in the House , set against the backdrop of Hitler's Germany; and A Time to Dance . She has also published two collections of short stories: The Ringing Bells and Other Stories and The Shy Garden .