This series of essays form a selection of El Saadawi's most recent musings, memories and reflections, considering the role of women in Egyptian and wider Islamic society, the inextricability of imperialism from the patriarchy, the meeting point of East and West, and the image and body politic of the woman in the intersections of those cultures.
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Ellida is consumed by her longing for the sea, by the promise of the unknown. Now Ellida must confront both the past and a desire for freedom that could destroy her.
Frank McGuinness's version of Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in April 2008.
