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Girls of Riyadh
Rajaa Alsanea
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Description for Girls of Riyadh
Paperback. The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. In-between sneaking out behind their parents' backs, dating, watching American TV and having fun, they're still trying to be good little Muslim girls. That is, pleasing their families. But can you be a twenty-first century girl and a Saudi girl? Num Pages: 320 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Gamrah’s faith in her new husband is not exactly returned …
Sadeem is a little too willing to please her fiancé …
Michelle is half-American and the wrong class for her boyfriend’s family …
While Lamees works hard with little time for love.
The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia’s strict cultural traditions. Well, not quite. In-between sneaking out behind their parents’ backs, dating, shopping, watching American TV and having fun, they’re still trying to be good little Muslim girls. That is, pleasing their families and their men.
But can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
229g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141030616
SKU
V9780141030616
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About Rajaa Alsanea
Rajaa Alsanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. She currently lives in Chicago where she is a dental graduate student. She is twenty-five years old and this is her first novel. Originally released in Arabic in 2005, Girls of Riyadh was immediately banned in Saudi Arabia due to controversial and ... Read more
Reviews for Girls of Riyadh
Raises important questions about self-respect, tolerance and emotional maturity…lifts the veil of an obscured world
Telegraph Magazine
Brave and surprisingly informative
Guardian
'Highly readable…wonderfully vivid' New Statesman Irresistible and thought-provoking…an entertaining read: revealing, hilarious and chilling in turn
The Independent
Telegraph Magazine
Brave and surprisingly informative
Guardian
'Highly readable…wonderfully vivid' New Statesman Irresistible and thought-provoking…an entertaining read: revealing, hilarious and chilling in turn
The Independent