- Literature, Fiction, Fiction, family life, Young women, fiction
A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic traditionIn her debut novel Rajaa Alsanea reveals the social, romantic, and sexual tribulations of four young women from the elite classes of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Contemporary, character-led and earnest.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Rajaa Alsanea
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 304
- Publisher
- Penguin Audio, FIG TREE, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780143142140
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