Daughters of Arabia
Registered by dopsis of Albany, Western Australia Australia on 4/26/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
7 journalers for this copy...
"Readers of Princess Sultana's extraordinary story, 'Princess', were gripped by her powerful indictment of women's lives behind the veil within the royal family of Saudi Arabia. Now, the princess turns the spotlight on her two teenage daughters, Maha and Amani."
(From synopsis on back cover)
This is an amazing account of a woman's life in a country where women have little personal freedom. It is appalling what these women face every day. The story is funny, horrifying and very courageous.
(From synopsis on back cover)
This is an amazing account of a woman's life in a country where women have little personal freedom. It is appalling what these women face every day. The story is funny, horrifying and very courageous.
Starting my first bookring! Please PM me if you're interested. Aussie's only for the moment. (May get brave and go international next time!)
I'll add a list of participants here as I get names. Thanks:)
I'll add a list of participants here as I get names. Thanks:)
Sent this off on it's first leg this morning. Order is as follows...
sally906
gabbysmum
kirstymorgan
charliewendy
mummafour
aussie-rose
sally906
gabbysmum
kirstymorgan
charliewendy
mummafour
aussie-rose
Arrived in the mail today - I have two books ahead of it :)
Finished this morning - have PM'd gabbysmum for her snail mail - will mail off once I have go it.
This is a sequel to another book called Princess, which I haven't read.
It started off really well - then just died before it got to the middle - barely sustained my interest for a little longer and I finally gave up and skip read to the end. Yes the plight of women in some Muslim countries is bad - but this one just didn't get my dander up as others have done.
The spirit of Sultana did come through - and I really admired her spirit to up against traditions. The Middle East needs more women like her :) Thank you Dopsis for sharing this book.
This is a sequel to another book called Princess, which I haven't read.
It started off really well - then just died before it got to the middle - barely sustained my interest for a little longer and I finally gave up and skip read to the end. Yes the plight of women in some Muslim countries is bad - but this one just didn't get my dander up as others have done.
The spirit of Sultana did come through - and I really admired her spirit to up against traditions. The Middle East needs more women like her :) Thank you Dopsis for sharing this book.
received today,I look forward to reading this one
Hmmm Unlike some other books in the same theme this book didnt get me annoyed about the plight of some women in the middle east.But still the book was alright I must admit I did skip a few pages here and there.
Will be sending it on to kirstymorgan asap.
wonder why all the bookrings one signs up for all arrive at the one time!
Sent off today 31/7/06 at about 10am.My appologies in advance to Kirstymorgan,in my rush to leave this am I spelt your name wrong,sorry about that.
Will be sending it on to kirstymorgan asap.
wonder why all the bookrings one signs up for all arrive at the one time!
Sent off today 31/7/06 at about 10am.My appologies in advance to Kirstymorgan,in my rush to leave this am I spelt your name wrong,sorry about that.
Journal Entry 8 by kirstymorgan from Glendale, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Arrived today in the post....
I will take on holidays with me next week and hopefully have it sinished by the time I get home...
I can assure you that I will not be reading it while I am away but I am sure I will do some seriouse reading on the 8 hour flight and the 3 hour train trip each way..
Thanks for the bookring
I will take on holidays with me next week and hopefully have it sinished by the time I get home...
I can assure you that I will not be reading it while I am away but I am sure I will do some seriouse reading on the 8 hour flight and the 3 hour train trip each way..
Thanks for the bookring
Thisis not jean sasson's finest book by any means.. Like everyone else I skipped a page here and there..
However all in all it is ok..
Have PM'd charliewendy and will send it on as soon as I get the address
However all in all it is ok..
Have PM'd charliewendy and will send it on as soon as I get the address
Journal Entry 10 by mummafour from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Monday, September 11, 2006
Book arrived yesterday I will start reading this tonight!
Journal Entry 11 by mummafour from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Thursday, October 12, 2006
I did enjoy reading this book but I also felt that it dragged on in the middle. Thanks for sharing dopsis!!
Will pass this on to aussie-rose
Will pass this on to aussie-rose
Posted this morning to aussie-rose !
Journal Entry 13 by aussie-rose from Keith, South Australia Australia on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Yeah!!! :-)
This book arrived yesterday and spent the night in Hubby's briefcase because all our mail goes to the school where he works! Thanks for sending it on to me mummafour! AND thanks also for the non-BC item you included...chocolate! Mmmmmm!
I have 'one and a third' bookrings in front of this one so it might be a week or more before I can start reading it.
This book arrived yesterday and spent the night in Hubby's briefcase because all our mail goes to the school where he works! Thanks for sending it on to me mummafour! AND thanks also for the non-BC item you included...chocolate! Mmmmmm!
I have 'one and a third' bookrings in front of this one so it might be a week or more before I can start reading it.
Finished this intriguing book! Having read quite a few books on similar topics (ie the plight of women under the Muslim ideology) it appals me again to think of our Muslim sisters who don't enjoy the freedoms we do in the 'West'.
Thankyou dopsis for sharing this book with us all.
UPDATED:
As dopsis has said I can release this book as I see fit I plan to send it to another BCer who I think will enjoy it! If she's read it she can pass it along as she sees fit. :-)
Thankyou dopsis for sharing this book with us all.
UPDATED:
As dopsis has said I can release this book as I see fit I plan to send it to another BCer who I think will enjoy it! If she's read it she can pass it along as she sees fit. :-)
lovely surprise, thank you aussie-rose :)
Journal Entry 16 by rem_NXS-581865 at ABC2007 in 2014 - Melbourne, Australia, BookCrossing Convention -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
RELEASE NOTES:
culling through all my TBR's as i will have to fit all my possessions into a caravan soon (YAY),sadly never got around to reading this book.
culling through all my TBR's as i will have to fit all my possessions into a caravan soon (YAY),sadly never got around to reading this book.
Journal Entry 17 by rem_NXS-581865 at Somewhere in town in Narrogin, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (10/9/2007 UTC) at Somewhere in town in Narrogin, Western Australia Australia
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES: this book was earmarked for release at the annual BCC in Melbourne, sadly i had to cancel my attendance due to ill health, hence its release locally today.
welcome to BookCrossing,so glad you found this book, please make a journal entry and release to book again into the wild once you have finished with it, books just want to be FREE!
