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I am Mena House

Victoria Brooks

A luxurious stay in the incomparable and historic Mena House Hotel overlooking Egypt's Great Pyramid Kufu has Victoria's imagination conjuring up a lusty lovelorn story where Mena House's famous walls literally have ears

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