Thursday, March 16, 2006

Eight Months on Ghazzah Street by Hilary Mantel

I had enjoyed Mantel's Change of Climate last year and was looking forward this this. It didn't disappoint. It follows the life of a British woman who moves to Saudi Arabia due to her husband's job. Frances adjusts to life in Saudi Arabia, but is continuously disturbed by the misogyny and anti-Western sentiment. She senses that things are not right with her neighbors and begins to find out a big secret about an empty apartment upstairs. This book was very evocative of place and mood. Recommended.

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