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At the drop of a veil /

"It was 1945, and Marianne Alireza, who had spent almost her entire life in California, had moved to Saudi Arabia with her new husband, Ali. Suddenly she was a member of an Arabian family, veiled and cloaked like a biblical figure, thousands of miles and two centuries from home." "For...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:DS215 .A43 2002
Autor principal: Alireza, Marianne
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Costa Mesa, Calif. : Blind Owl Press, �2002.
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