false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255973074m/3554648.jpg 3554648 4 <B>The two-time Pulitzer Prize and three-time National Book Award-nominated author of the bestseller <I>Le Divorce</I> returns with a mesmerizing novel of double standards and double agents.</B><BR><BR> Lulu Sawyer, the heroine of Diane Johnson's captivating new novel, arrives in Marrakech, Morocco, hoping to rekindle her romance with a worldly Englishman, Ian Drumm. It's the perfect cover for her assignment with the American CIA: tracing the flow of money from well-heeled donors to radical Islamic groups. While spending her days poolside among Europeans, in villas staffed by local maids in <I>abayas</I>, and her nights at lively dinner parties, Lulu observes the fragile coexistence of two cultures which, if not yet clashing, have begun to show signs of fracture. Beneath the surface of this polite expatriate community lies a more sinister world laced not only with double standards, but with double agents.<BR><BR> As she navigates the complex interface of Islam and the West, Lulu stumbles into unforeseen intrigues: A young Muslim girl, Suma, is hiding from a brother intent on an honor killing; and a beautiful Saudi woman, Gazi, who is vying for Ian's love, leaves her husband in a desperate bid to escape her repressive society. The more Lulu immerses herself in the workings of Marrakech, the more questions emerge; and when bombs explode, the danger is palpable.<BR><BR> Lulu's mission ultimately has tragic consequences, but along the way readers will fall in love with this endearing young woman as she improvises her way through the souk, her love life, and her profession. As in her previous novels, Diane Johnson weaves a dazzling tale in the great tradition of works about naive Americans abroad and the laws of unintended consequence, with a new, fascinating assortment of characters, as well as witty, trenchant observations on the manners and morals of a complicated moment in history. 3596772 7 10 2008 Lulu in Marrakech total:251|5:6|4:40|3:77|2:85|1:43| 251 634 530 85 4 2 false false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 08:36:37 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 08:52:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 15:02:53 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 08:00:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Nov 17 13:12:23 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 13:18:46 -0800 2008 It's likely I will never again read one of Diane Johnson's novels. Despite being one of the most interesting and intelligent American authors around, she insists upon wasting her talent inventing tales featuring tiresome, silly heroines with no mor...more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 28 20:44:16 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 07 21:51:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 06:07:16 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 07:29:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 18:26:30 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 07:37:33 -0800 2008
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I have a personality defect that makes it impossible for me to not finish a book. In this case, by page...more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 14:20:42 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:08:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 08 06:00:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 06:00:03 -0800 2009 Lulu in Marrakech is nonetheless problematic in its unbelievable protagonist, plot, and treatment of international issues. Lulu Googles refugee camps in the western Sahara and analyzes cock...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 12 09:07:34 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 14:56:34 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 09:07:34 -0700 2009
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