A Veiled JourneySearching for her birth mother, a former Saudi Arabian concubine, and her long-lost twin brother, successful American surgeon Liz Ryan takes a position in Saudi Arabia, venturing into a foreign, very different world on the edge of war. A first novel. Original. |
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Page 56
... going on out there- " " In Kuwait , Liz , not in Saudi Arabia . You know our government will never allow those oil fields to be threat- ened . Anyway , that's really why this position has opened up . " He held up a hand to stop her ...
... going on out there- " " In Kuwait , Liz , not in Saudi Arabia . You know our government will never allow those oil fields to be threat- ened . Anyway , that's really why this position has opened up . " He held up a hand to stop her ...
Page 324
... going to try to see Prince Bandr , tomorrow if I can . There's no time to waste . The kid's got seventy - two hours left . " " How do you think you are going to get to see him , a Saudi prince ? " Bob demanded . " What good do you think ...
... going to try to see Prince Bandr , tomorrow if I can . There's no time to waste . The kid's got seventy - two hours left . " " How do you think you are going to get to see him , a Saudi prince ? " Bob demanded . " What good do you think ...
Page 399
... going back into practice , that's for sure . Melly said he intended to do research , some writing . He joined AA in Jeddah , did you know that ? " Liz nodded . " He was looking pretty good , too . Twenty years younger . " " Melly's going ...
... going back into practice , that's for sure . Melly said he intended to do research , some writing . He joined AA in Jeddah , did you know that ? " Liz nodded . " He was looking pretty good , too . Twenty years younger . " " Melly's going ...
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abayah Arabic Bedouin Bob Gould breath Circassian closed coffee courtyard dark daughter desert doctor Elizabeth Ryan eyes face Fateema father feet front gates ghutra girl going grabbed hair happened heard held Hisham Badawi hospital humvee Jeddah Judd King Khaled knew leaned leave Liz asked Liz felt Liz glanced Liz laughed Liz looked Liz thought Liz turned Liz's madam Mary Lou Mecca Mercedes mosque mother Mukarek mutawa mutawain Nassir never night nodded Nubian Nura Okay picked prayer Prince Abdullah Prince Bandr Prince Samir Princess Range Rover Red Sea Riyadh Ryan Sa'ud Safeya Sakeena saluki sand Saudi Arabia shook her head shoulder side silence Siti smiled sound spoke stared stood stopped sure talk tell Tess Thank thobe Thorensen told took veil voice waiting wall watch What's woman women words Yanbu young Yousef