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 120
... Mecca . " She smacked the coffee mug down , slopping coffee onto the table . " We can't do that ! We're infidels ! " Mecca was protected . Enormous signs in English and Arabic warned infidels not to approach the roads leading to Islam's ...
... Mecca . " She smacked the coffee mug down , slopping coffee onto the table . " We can't do that ! We're infidels ! " Mecca was protected . Enormous signs in English and Arabic warned infidels not to approach the roads leading to Islam's ...
Page 124
... Mecca ? " " Of course , nurses . " " She means at the Mosque , waiting for us , " Gould said . Prince Samir shrugged . " No nurses , " Gould said to Liz . He took off his ear- phones , motioning to Liz to remove hers . He rose from his ...
... Mecca ? " " Of course , nurses . " " She means at the Mosque , waiting for us , " Gould said . Prince Samir shrugged . " No nurses , " Gould said to Liz . He took off his ear- phones , motioning to Liz to remove hers . He rose from his ...
Page 153
... Mecca , I would have forbidden it . " " How did I get into this ? Was I part of this deal in some way ? " " Deal ? I don't understand , what deal ? " " The arrangement you had with Dr. Gould . Was I part of that ? " " Why would that be ...
... Mecca , I would have forbidden it . " " How did I get into this ? Was I part of this deal in some way ? " " Deal ? I don't understand , what deal ? " " The arrangement you had with Dr. Gould . Was I part of that ? " " Why would that be ...
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