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Amira badir, a young woman from a wealthy family in the middle eastern. A member of one of saudi arabias most prominent families her brother is the illustrious millionaire adnan khashoggi and her father was the royal physician, she was born in alexandria, egypt, attended university in beirut, lebanon, and is now living in new york city. Africano, lillian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The structure, plot and flow of the novel is impeccable. It is the novel that only soheir khashoggi could write. People magazine ran an article on mirage and khashoggi. Khashoggi goes past this mirage and describes life for a woman in islamic society. Nadias song khashoggi soheir 055381186x for sale online. It describes the confinement of the veil, when she is forced prematurely to wear it after being caught dancing. Khashoggi mirage blends a family dramas thoughtfulness with a thrillers tension in this fastpaced novel about a halflebanese manhattanite whose husband, in. From the saudia arabianborn kashoggi sister of financier adnan khashoggi, a riveting first novel that pushes contemporary buttonsbattered women, islamic treatment of women, and multiculturalismwhile offering the more traditional consolations of exotic settings, glamorous characters, and a fastmoving plot. Buy mirage by khashoggi, soheir from amazons fiction books store.

With soheir, theres no such thing as an ordinary conversation. It describes the feelings of women in polygamous marriages, when her father marries another woman and her mother eventually kills herself. She is a fine artist who has a degree from beiruts interior design center. Mirage by soheir khashoggi 1997, paperback, revised for. Buy a cheap copy of mirage book by soheir khashoggi. Amira badir, a young woman from a wealthy family in the middle eastern count. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. In mirage she brings these two worlds together in a magnificent novel of passion and power. Soheir khashoggi bantam, 1996 arab americans 479 pages this novel goes behind the glittering facade of opulence, splendour and royal privilege, and into the heart of a modernday harem. This is a book that should be read throughout the world, to serve as a remainder of. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Talking to soheir khashoggi, its easy to see why her first book, mirage, was such a big hit, eventually being translated into 19 languages.

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Soheir khashoggi has 12 books on goodreads with 3699 ratings. Recalling the power and emotion of not without my daughter and princess, soheir khashoggi tells the story of a woman locked behind the oppressive walls of a modernday harem. But repressive alremal discourages intelligence and initiative, so her life is also one of stark contrasts. The sister of financier adnan khashoggi, she has also seen the glittering playgrounds of the western world. She is the author of nadias song, mosaic, and mirage. Khashoggi has four daughters and lives in new york city. Nadias song by khashoggi, soheir a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. It describes the confinement of the veil, when she is forced prematurely to wear it after being caught. Cindy adams, syndicated columnist khashoggi has written a truly compelling novel that boldly illuminates the different roles men and women play in the middle east versus the west. She divorced her second husband, and her first novel mirage was published, in 1999 in nineteen languages.

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