Altered Orchid: The Tragedy of a Moroccan Princess

by Edgar Beaumont | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9780978694814 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingmaryzeewing of Taneytown, Maryland USA on 12/2/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by wingmaryzeewing from Taneytown, Maryland USA on Sunday, December 2, 2007
Picked up this book a few weeks ago, at the 11th annual Carroll County book fair. Met the author there, who signed and dated this copy - 11-10-07. I'm sure there are several BookCrossers who will be interested in this book.

From the cover -
This compelling story chronicles the tragic life of Princess Jasmin Al Hassan, a woman born into the royal echelons of Moroccan society. She falls from grace at the hands of an Islamic culture that holds no tolerance for the right of women. This novel, which is a blend of fact and fiction, is an account of what can happen to women if they do not follow the ultra-conservative rules of provincial Arab societies - even if they are royalty.
Yasmin is reared in the Moroccan Muslim tradition, where a certain degree of Western ideology is practiced. Much of the Western ideology is not accepted in many other Arab countries. After moving to Saudi Arabia with her new husband, Yasmin's beliefs - and all else she holds dear - are tragically taken away from her as she tries to live in her new world.
Yasmin fights her way through unspeakable horrors as she desperately tries to hold on to both her sanity and her life. As her world crumbles around her, she continues to find the courage necessary to live her life in the only way she knows how... with the dignity and nobleness that was inherent in her from birth... as a princess.
This gripping and timely novel takes the reader into a world where money in no object, struggles for power are prominent, and women are treated as property. From Morocco to Saudi Arabia, from Egypt to America, this book will be glued to your hands from the moment you pick it up.

Journal Entry 2 by wing6of8wing at Westminster, Maryland USA on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Sadly, MaryZee passed suddenly in September 2012. MaryZee's daughter is now ready to rehome her mom's books and I was willing to collect and redistribute them to keep her literary legacy alive.

Journal Entry 3 by wingSpatialwing at Arlington, Virginia USA on Sunday, June 17, 2018
One of the books from maryzee's collection 6of8 gave me to help distribute.

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