Review: Glimpses in the Day-to-Day Life of an Expat in Doha
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
I picked this book up because I wanted to read a non-fiction account of an immigrant's life in Qatar. I read Mohana's Love Comes Later, and I loved learning about the intricacies of family dynamics in the region through her fictionalized love story. However, the story stops right as Sangita starts living in Qatar. We don't get to see what life is like for an immigrant to Qatar on a day to day basis.However in From Dunes to Dior, we get a glimpse of that. We start understanding what trials Mohana has experienced to make a life in Doha. What makes her account unique is the fact that she's South Asian, a naturalized American, a woman, and has a high income job. From stares to assumptions that she's her son's nanny, Mohana has to educate people on a daily basis about her role in Qatar.The only thing that keeps me from giving it 5 stars is I think some of the essays should have been rearranged. Even though the essays were grouped together in sections there were certain ones that I think could have fit better in a different section. However, that doesn't draw away from what we learn from her account.**I received the book for free from Novel Publicity**