Saudí
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set against the opulent and deeply traditional world of 1970s Saudi Arabia, this sweeping literary novel chronicles the lives of three women — an American, a Palestinian, and a Saudi — whose fates become intricately entwined amid the kingdom's oil boom and rigid social codes. Saudi presents a richly layered portrait of a society in tension, where Western modernity collides with ancient customs, and where women navigate love, ambition, and survival within a world that strictly defines their roles. Laurie Devine writes with both empathy and unflinching honesty, illustrating the personal costs of cultural collision and the quiet resilience required to endure it. The novel's tone is at once atmospheric and emotionally charged, drawing readers into the dust-swept streets of Riyadh and the gilded interiors of royal compounds with equal vividness. A nuanced and absorbing work of fiction, it remains a rare and compelling window into a world seldom depicted with such intimacy and depth.
Author: Laurie Devine
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Andre Deutsch
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set against the opulent and deeply traditional world of 1970s Saudi Arabia, this sweeping literary novel chronicles the lives of three women — an American, a Palestinian, and a Saudi — whose fates become intricately entwined amid the kingdom's oil boom and rigid social codes. Saudi presents a richly layered portrait of a society in tension, where Western modernity collides with ancient customs, and where women navigate love, ambition, and survival within a world that strictly defines their roles. Laurie Devine writes with both empathy and unflinching honesty, illustrating the personal costs of cultural collision and the quiet resilience required to endure it. The novel's tone is at once atmospheric and emotionally charged, drawing readers into the dust-swept streets of Riyadh and the gilded interiors of royal compounds with equal vividness. A nuanced and absorbing work of fiction, it remains a rare and compelling window into a world seldom depicted with such intimacy and depth.