Girls of Riyadh
Girls of Riyadh "Alsanea's wisdom and insight into the female experience seem surreal. Her characters provide wisdom to each other that are astounding in their accuracy, and Alsanea thus speaks for…
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Girls of Riyadh
"Alsanea's wisdom and insight into the female experience seem surreal. Her characters provide wisdom to each other that are astounding in their accuracy, and Alsanea thus speaks for countless women everywhere." --Bookreporter.comWhen Rajaa Alsanea boldly chose to open up the hidden world of Saudi women--their private lives and their conflicts with the traditions of their culture--she caused a sensation across the Arab world. She captures the core, universal truths of the complications in finding and holding a life partner.
Living in restrictive Riyadh but traveling all over the globe, these modern Saudi women literally and figuratively shed traditional garb as they search for love, fulfillment, and Now in English, Alsanea's tale of the personal struggles of four young upper-class women offers Westerners an unprecedented glimpse into a society often veiled from view.