Nahr al-Hob (The River of Love)

Genre: drama

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Ezzel Dine Zulficar

Credits: Cast: Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif

Description: Taher Pasha (Zaki Rostom) falls in love with Nawal (Faten Hamama) and decides to marry her. She accepts in order to save her brother from jail due to unpaid debts. After their wedding, Nawal's life turns into a miserable one, living lonely in the Pasha's house. She gets pregnant and gives birth to her only child. For months the lovers keep their relationship a secret, until Taher finds out that his wife might be having an affair. She faces her tyrant husband and demands a divorce, but he refuses. Furious, Taher divorces her and keeps custody

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