When Abdi’s second wife becomes pregnant, Rosalie must decide whether she can cope with the new development or leave behind her life in Saudi Arabia and start her life anew. Abdi, Rosalie and their son must face difficult truths about themselves and their family dynamics. Though she is rescued, and unharmed physically, their life will never be the same. Events come to a head when Rosalie is kidnapped, and taken into the desert. Meanwhile, fuelled by anger, resentment, and a growing disdain for his parents, their teenage son becomes increasingly rebellious and ever more attached to fundamentalist Islam. The household is thrown into turmoil and chaos as Abdi tries to share his life with two different women. When Rosalie confronts Abdullah she learns that he has taken a much younger second wife – something that is legal in the Moslem Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but which is frowned upon by modern Saudis. One day on a shopping trip with her teenage daughter she discovers that her husband of 25 years is buying jewellery for another woman. They appear to have a perfect life together. It is mystery, romance, real-life family drama, and political intrigue all rolled into one magnificently-told tale!įorty-seven-year-old, American-born Rosalie is married to fabulously rich and handsome Saudi businessman, Abdullah (Abdi), with whom she has two children. Exotic Saudi Arabia is the setting for this stunning debut novel that kept me enthralled from beginning to end.
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