Eight months on Ghazzah Street /
by Mantel, Hilary.
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BookPublisher: London : HarperPerennial, 2004Description: 298 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780007172917 (pbk.) :; 0007172915 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): British -- Saudi Arabia -- Fiction | Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Fiction | General | GeneralSummary: Frances Shore is a cartographer by trade, a maker of maps, but when her husband's work takes them to Saudi Arabia she finds herself unable to map the Kingdom's areas of internal darkness. The regime is corrupt and harsh, the expatriates are hard-drinking money-grubbers and her Muslim neighbours are secretive and watchful.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003120507X |
Originally published: London: Viking, 1988.
Frances Shore is a cartographer by trade, a maker of maps, but when her husband's work takes them to Saudi Arabia she finds herself unable to map the Kingdom's areas of internal darkness. The regime is corrupt and harsh, the expatriates are hard-drinking money-grubbers and her Muslim neighbours are secretive and watchful.
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