Girls of Riyadh (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143113478)

"Alsanea's wisdom and insight into the female experience seem surreal. She captures the core, universal truths of the complications in finding and holding a life partner. Her characters provide wisdom to each other that are astounding in their accuracy, and Alsanea thus speaks for countless women everywhere." --Bookreporter.com

When 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. 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. 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 their place somewhere in between Western society and their Islamic home.

Author: Rajaa Alsanea
ISBN-10: 014311347X
ISBN-13: 9780143113478
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.46w x 0.64d

Review Citation(s):
New Yorker (The) 01/18/2010 pg. 74