Losing Alexandria

They all fell in love with Alexandria.

They fell for the strange and evocative city, the romantic city, the sensual city, the city of mystery, of secret seductions, of riddles, of silences and of irresistible decadence. Alexandria, the mistress you can never forget.

Victoria Thompson grew up among the European sophisticates living charmed lives in Alexandria after World War II.

Hers was a world of glamour and excitement, of beauty, sensuality, history and mythology, seen through a child’s eyes. But Alexandria was also a place of intrigue and conflict – between the sexes and among her family. Those early experiences were to affect her life as an adult – her exile in Australia, careers as an actor and psychotherapist, relationships with friends, lovers and husband.

In powerfully resonant scenes, Victoria Thompson fuses history, mythology and autobiography to create a marvellous portrait of an unforgettable city and one of its rebellious daughters.