The Tears of Sheba: Tales of Survival and Intrigue in Arabia - Couverture souple

Al–Salami, Khadija; Hoots, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0470867264 ISBN 13 : 9780470867266

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons, 2004

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Loyalty, honour, murder, Bedouin, family feuds and survival in a setting reminiscent of the Arabian Nights

Yemen in the 1960s was a society where loyalty, blood ties and honour meant everything, yet murder, forced marriages, family feuds and public beheadings were common. The Tears of Sheba is the inspiring story of Khadija Al–Salami, whose personal struggle for survival shows a deep–rooted love for her country and its people.

Khadija tells of a childhood devastated by the impact of civil war, in a culture that allowed her to be married at the age of ten to an older man she had never met. Determined to escape the poverty, death and destruction that permeated her life, and with extraordinary tenacity, Khadija asked the local radio station to let her broadcast a programme for children, later using the money she earned to travel to the United States and forge a new life for herself. The Tears of Sheba is a magnificent tour–de–force, passionately told, spellbinding and uplifting – a tale of indomitable spirit and human triumph.

KHADIJA AL–SALAMI spent her childhood in Yemen. Using the money she earned as a child for her radio broadcasts she travelled to the United States to study. She graduated from Mount Vernon College in Washington and returned to Yemen to join the Yemeni TV station. She subsequently joined the Yemeni Embassy in Paris, where she is currently Press and Cultural Attache and Director of the Yemeni Information Centre in Paris.

Quatrième de couverture :

Yemen in the 1960s was a country where loyalty, blood ties and honour meant everything, yet murder, forced marriages, family feuds and public beheadings were common. The Tears of Sheba is the inspiring story of Khadija al– Salami, whose personal struggle for survival shows a deep–rooted love for her country and its people.

Khadija tells of a childhood devastated by the impact of civil war, in a culture that allowed her to be married off at the age of 11 to a much older stranger. After a failed suicide attempt Khadija became determined to escape the poverty, death and destruction that permeated her life by working and studying hard. She asked the local TV station to let her host a programme for children and later used the money she earned to complete her education in the United States. Through her own industry Khadija secured a future that has lead her to a happy and successful life in Paris.

The Tears of Sheba is a magnificent tour de force, passionately told, spellbinding and uplifting – a tale of indomitable spirit and human triumph.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0470867264
• ISBN 13: 9780470867266
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 398