- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Chatto & Windus (3 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0701182415
- ISBN-13: 978-0701182410
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 3.1 x 22 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 618,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Daily Mail, John Harding
'...an affecting, gripping, devastating portrait of the claustrophobic, corrupt and insanely inhuman world of Saudi Arabia'
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`Beautifully written, with an imaginative and poetic narrative style'
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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Absolutely compelling until the very last page, an exceptionally unusual love story - at least for Western readers. The book starts as an almost sociological portrayal of the contemporary society in the Saudi-Arabian theocracy: you simply can't imagine how people live their everyday life in that society where a gender-apartheid rules. Not only live men and women completely in separated worlds, but the religious organization of life even kills nearly every aspect of lust for life. Hypocrisy and abuse of power are only two of the many characteristics Addonia writes of.
The author's language is wonderful and poetic - especially when the love story begins with the secret love letters.
An advice to unpatient readers: keep reading even if maybe the beginning sometimes is a bit too descriptive! You have to be patient until the first love letter is dropped on Al-Nuzla street!!
The author's language is wonderful and poetic - especially when the love story begins with the secret love letters.
An advice to unpatient readers: keep reading even if maybe the beginning sometimes is a bit too descriptive! You have to be patient until the first love letter is dropped on Al-Nuzla street!!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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I am left feeling greatly moved by this book. An amazing first novel brimming with heartfelt emotion interlaced with frighteningly authentic descriptions of how those who don't subscribe to extreme Muslim law are treated in Saudi Arabia. It is full of the most beautiful and lyrical writing about love set in a shockingly realistic back-drop of the harsh lives the non-elite, especially non-nationals, endure. I felt outrage at the way women are treated in that country. It's hard to believe that in this day and age such a harsh and unequal regime is tolerated. The writer not only writes superbly well, but also he keeps the reader hooked throughout the book wanting to know how the exciting story will unfold. Wonderful!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is a truly intelligent & humane story that takes us behind the veils and abayas of modern day Saudi Arabia, a land where, author Addonia tells us, even love is against the tenets of Sharia, where if a girl so much as touches the fingertips of a boy he may be imprisoned and she will be publicly caned until the flesh falls from her back. This is the most moving book on this subject I have read since Jacky Trevane's marvellous Fatwa: Living With A Death Threat.
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A lovely romantice and realistic story
The storyline was quite interesting. I wondered how the author would be able to pull it off, but he really done a fantastic piece! Read more
Published 1 month ago by amrita_kaur142
great!
Thoroughly enjoyed this inspiring journey of a quest for love.. This romantic tale had me gripped as soon as Nasers mother made the painful decision to send her son away for his... Read more
Published 6 months ago by RJoy
The next Khaleed Hosseini
Rare is the book that has me holding my breath as I turn the pages. The last time was Khaleed Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and this book was a very close second. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Gabriella Christina
Dissapointing 'love' story
Having read a number of love stories set in and around the middle east, I was looking forward to reading this novel. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jala sufian
Good entertainment, but not a masterpiece;)
Great story but lacked a bit of depth like fuller descriptions of Jeddah, the people and the way of thinking. Read more
Published 19 months ago by U. Madsen
Masterly debut novel
Once i started this book, i couldn't put it down anymore. The central love story is gripping, sensual, dangerous and makes your heart beat. All what you need from a great novel! Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2009 by Amazonas
this is good
i enjoyed reading this book, from begining to end the author captures your imagination, with his description of sights and sounds. a very good story.
Published on 14 Jun 2009 by ouma
Excellent debut
This novel is a breath of fresh air in a market seemingly saturated with stuffy, scholarly titles.
I finally picked this up at my library after several looks, as I was... Read more
I finally picked this up at my library after several looks, as I was... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by A. Hasnath
Lovely
I loved this book, I thought it was a beautifully written love story that also served to illuminate the day-to-day reality of a society most of us know little about.
Published on 17 Aug 2008 by Sox
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