Major-General Farhan Al-Balawi is a loyal soldier in the Saudi
Arabian army who dotes on his beloved daughter, Maryam, his pride
in her learning and independent spirit sharpened by the death of
his elder son and his estrangement from the younger who has opted
to pursue a hedonistic western lifestyle in the USA. Despite the
love she shares with her family, her respect for her father, the
pride she takes in her Arabian heritage and her loyalty to Islam,
Maryam yearns for travel and the opportunity to continue her
education in a European university. But then Farhan announces that
Maryam is to marry - the fulfilment of a solemn promise made before
Maryam was born and to a man who once saved Farhan's life - that
Farhan's daughter would one day marry his old army comrade's son.
Maryam endeavours to stifle her bitter disappointment, and to
honour her father's wishes she complies with the betrothal. Then
she meets Joe, an American dentist- and a Jew. As Joe and Maryam
pursue an increasingly intimate clandestine relationship they dare
to dream of freedom and of a life together. But Joe is gradually
drawing the attention of the Muttawa, the feared religious police,
and when Maryam realises that she is pregnant it is then that her
trials really begin.
General
Imprint: |
Myrmidon Books Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2011 |
First published: |
May 2011 |
Authors: |
Kumar Raj
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 133 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-905802-33-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-905802-33-1 |
Barcode: |
9781905802333 |
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