Sandpiper

The narrator is a European woman who married an upper-class Egyptian man and is now living in Egypt with her husband and their daughter, Lucy. Initially love-filled and passionate, her marriage has become cold… read analysis of The Narrator

Born in Egypt to an upper-class family, the narrator’s husband began his courtship with the narrator in her home country, which is somewhere in Europe. He was seemingly madly in love with her until they… read analysis of The Husband

Lucy is the narrator’s six-year-old daughter. She was born in Egypt roughly a year into the narrator and her husband’s marriage. The narrator refers to her as “her treasure, her trap,” because Lucy is… read analysis of Lucy

Um Sabir is the narrator’s husband’s old nanny, who takes care of everything in the house—both at the family’s beach house outside of Alexandria and in their home in the city. She cleans, cooks… read analysis of Um Sabir