Love in a Thorn Land - One Woman's Daring Escape from Iraq

Informationen zum Autor Jean Sasson grew up in a small town in America's deep south before moving to the Middle East in 1978 to work at a prestigious royal hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 1985, she met Princess Sultana, who inspired the widely acclaimed Princess Trilogy. Jean later worked as freelance writer in Lebanon and Kuwait, conducting interviews with Kuwaitis who survived the first Gulf war, as well as high ranking Kuwaiti officials before, during and after the War. Her affection for the Middle East has been the motivation for a number of her books and Jean has spent her career sharing the personal stories of many courageous women. Princess: Stepping Out Of The Shadows is the latest book in the bestselling Princess series. Klappentext Bestselling author Jean Sasson tells the dramatic true story of a young woman caught up in Saddam Hussein's genocide of the Kurdish people of Iraq. One morning Joanna, a young bride living in the Kurdish mountains of Iraq, was surprised to see dead birds drop silently out of the clear sky. Zusammenfassung Bestselling author Jean Sasson tells the dramatic true story of a young woman caught up in Saddam Hussein's genocide of the Kurdish people of Iraq. One morning Joanna, a young bride living in the Kurdish mountains of Iraq, was surprised to see dead birds drop silently out of the clear sky.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jean Sasson, Sasson Jean
• Editore: Bantam UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.08.2007
• EAN: 9780553818147
• ISBN: 978-0-553-81814-7
• Pagine: 431
• Dimensioni: 107 mm x 179 mm x 26 mm
• Serie: Bantam Paperbacks; Bantam Paperbacks
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Frau; Berichte, Erinnerungen, Islam, Irak : Berichte, Erinnerungen, Kurden, Biography: general, Memoirs, Saudi Arabia, Social and ethical issues, Diaries, letters and journals, Social attitudes