Category - Fiction / Family & Relationships
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 2 months ago
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Seller Description
Book club edition. A five-year stay in Saudi Arabia inspired this powerful debut novel, set in a land where, as depicted by Brien, women are virtual prisoners in their own homes, decision-making is based on ancient customs, and social and judicial infractions are met with swift and often harsh punishment. A respected Los Angeles surgeon searching for her Circassian heritage, Liz Ryan experiences a heavy dose of culture shock when she accepts a medical position in Saudi Arabia. Brien's spare, realistic narrative follows Liz's search for justice and romance in a politically unstable Islamic country. Ultimately unable to reconcile cultural differences with her lover, Abdullah, Liz turns her attentions elsewhere, risking her own life to give the gift of freedom to a young woman condemned to death. This romantic thriller, complete with detailed descriptions of Arabic customs and royalty, explores the complexities of culture as well as those of the human heart