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
ISBN: 9780978694814 Global Overview for this book
3 journalers for this copy...
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.
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.
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.
Reserved for Bookstogive’s General Literature VBB
Removed from Bookstogive’s General Literature VBB after no one requested it.
10/8/19
Journal Entry 4 by Spatial at LFL - Crystal Dr., Crystal City Water Park #36793 in Arlington, Virginia USA on Monday, March 9, 2020
Released 4 yrs ago (3/9/2020 UTC) at LFL - Crystal Dr., Crystal City Water Park #36793 in Arlington, Virginia USA
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