Books like Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea
A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition in their world of elite classes and affluent modernity. The novel unfolds as every week after Friday prayers, the anonymous narrator sends an e-mail to the female subscribers of her online chat group, witnessing the tragicomic reality of four university students negotiating their love lives, professional success, and rebellions against their cultural traditions. The world these women inhabit is a modern one that contains 'Sex and the City,' dating, and sneaking out of their parents' houses, and this affluent, contemporary existence causes the girls to collide endlessly with the ancient customs of their society. The world these women inhabit is a modern one that contains 'Sex and the City,' dating, and sneaking out of their parents' houses, and this affluent, contemporary existence causes the girls to collide endlessly with the ancient customs of their society.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Rajaa Alsanea
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