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Karen
Mar 27, 2015 rated it really liked it
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This was a re-read for me, and I am so glad I read it again, I had forgotten so much. Elizabeth and her husband Bob move to an Iraqi village, soon after they are married so that Bob can do some research for his Doctorate. They have been invited to live in the compound of the local Sheik in El-Nahra. Although they will be living in a small guest house, most of their time will be spent separated during the day; Bob with the men, Elizabeth with the women. The Sheik's family live in the strict Shiit ...more
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