![]() Nur reacts to the protected lifestyle she has enjoyed since birth by becoming spoiled and superficial, even demanding an abortion because she is unwilling to sacrifice her fashionable wardrobe. Intelligent and educated, she finds both the heat and the culture stifling, and a sexual encounter with her friend Nur only adds to her discomfort and loss of identity. Suha is a Lebanese woman who has come to the desert with her young son because of her husband's job. ![]() ![]() An outstanding translation renders al-Shaykh's prose into fluid and elegant English. These women cannot drive or travel abroad without their husbands' permission, but they find small outlets that permit them to survive psychologically. Four intertwined first-person narratives use poetic language to paint a hard-edged picture of an unnamed wealthy Arab desert country full of luxurious houses hidden behind high walls and women hidden behind veils. ![]()
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