Politics and faith shape lives—and break families.

A fallen son. A haunted father. A reckoning awaits.

The Gales of Alexandria

Early Praise for The Gales of Alexandria

An intricate look at the precarious relationship between faith, politics, and their potent effects on people… A graceful nuance.

– BookLife by Publishers Weekly (Editor’s Pick)

A painful picture of a lost young man striving to make his life mean something, at any cost.

– BlueInk (Starred Review)

Deeply felt, richly detailed … A sobering tale of complex politics and histories.

– Kirkus Reviews

A novel of conflicting faith, fevered politics, and the often painful pursuit of justice … destined to linger in the mind and memory.

– Midwest Book Review (Reviewer’s Choice)

A layered novel, told through voices rarely heard.
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Available May 12, 2025 in eBook and print worldwide.

The Author

Ehab Elgammal grew up in Alexandria, Egypt, and now lives in Ontario, Canada. He holds a Master of Business Administration from HEC Montréal and a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. The Gales of Alexandria is his debut novel.

His fiction reflects a lifelong search to understand the unseen forces—political, historical, and personal—that shape who we are. More on the origins of the story and the author.

Ehab Elgammal