Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody Series #9) Book

Finally the children are old enough to make their own contribution to the series. Ramses is 16 and he and David, who is around 18, have just finished a stay with their friend the sheik where they were celebrating making the journey into manhood. Neferet is 18 or 19 and she is determined to do everything that the guys are doing--including smoking, drinking and learning to ride a horse like them. This episode deals with the challanges of all three young adults to live in both worlds of british society and egyptian upbringing Emerson style. As always there are mysterious circumstances and events, a mummy, tomb excavations, a looney man, a vicious murder, new characters introduced and old characters returning., I love how EP sheds light on the children's point of view by quoting from manuscript "H". I love also how the whole family sits down together to try and figure out the mystery and even though they are supposed to be working together, Amelia always tries to go off and face the villain by herself. Ramses is hopelessly in love with his foster sister, Neferet and his foster brother David tries to understand why Ramses doesn't just tell her. Great Story--ending made me cry.