num_pages: 170
description: The poor, the dispossessed, the opportunist—all flock to the newly oil-rich state of Barqais in search of wealth. A Woman of Five Seasons vividly explores the relations that develop in such countries between local high officials and incoming heartland Arabs. Alongside this a second, highly relevant theme is developed: the poignant coming of age of the Arab woman as she seeks, in the face of traditionally exploitative Arab male attitudes, to win a degree of independence and fulfillment.
language: English
title: A Woman of Five Seasons (Emerging Voices
titlecomplete: A Woman of Five Seasons (Emerging Voices (Paperback))
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Interlink Books