![]() In-between sneaking out behind their parents' backs, dating, shopping, watching American TV and having fun, they're still trying to be good little Muslim girls. Plot summary The novel describes the relationship between men and women in Saudi Arabia. The book, written in the form of e-mails, recounts the personal lives of four young Saudi girls, Lamees, Michelle (half-Saudi, half-American), Gamrah, and Sadeem. ![]() The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. Girls of Riyadh, or Banat al-Riyadh ( Arabic: ), is a novel by Rajaa Alsanea. While Lamees works hard with little time for love. Michelle is half-American and the wrong class for her boyfriend's family. Sadeem is a little too willing to please her fianceĢ. ![]() Gamrah's faith in her new husband is not exactly returned. Her honest portrayal of controversial subject matter made Alsanea a literary sensation and a public enemy, sparking fierce debate in the media and online discussion groups. Summary: Originally published in Arabic in Lebanon in 2005 and now translated into English for the first time, Girls of Riyadh exposes the private world of Saudi Arabia's most cloistered citizens to uncover young women who ultimately share the same hopes and dreams as their Western counterparts. ![]()
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