Eighteen Days of Spring in Winter follows the life of Sophia, a literature student in Cairo. As the revolution begins to stir across Egypt, each member of SophiaâEUR(TM)s family is affected differently. Her father remains worried and sceptical, her brother waits patiently at home until drawn out by the protests, and Sophia discovers a new-found political consciousness as the revolution unfolds.

Saeida Rouass is of Moroccan descent, born and raised in London. She completed her Masters in Sustainable Development at the University of Exeter. Having spent a number of years as a lecturer within the Adult Lifelong Learning sector in London, she then worked internationally. She has worked as a teacher and trainer in various countries including Tunisia, Egypt, Kuwait, Borneo, Malaysia and Ethiopia. She currently manages an education programme for a government conservation project in the Sultanate of Oman and lives in a fishing village on the outskirts of Muscat, the capital.