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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...
| Call Number: | DS215 .A43 2002 |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Costa Mesa, Calif. :
Blind Owl Press,
�2002.
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| Summary: | "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 twelve years Marianne Alireza lived in a harem, a female group composed of her mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and various servants. Men outside the family could not penetrate the harem, and women could never join the men socially or be seen in public without veils. Here, in a world both luxurious and humble, she raised her children and grew to love her new homeland."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 275 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 1568591020 9781568591025 |