At the Drop of a Veil
Subtitle: Marianne Alireza
Publisher: Blind Owl Press
Published: October 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781568591025
Subjects: Sociology; Saudi Arabia; History - General History; History; Travel; Social life and customs; Middle East - Saudi Arabia; Journeys; Customs & Traditions; Middle East - General; Alireza, Marianne
Description: "It was 1945, and Marianne Alireza, who had spent almost her entire life in California, had moved to Saudi Arabia with her new husband, Ali. Suddenly she was a member of an Arabian family, veiled and cloaked like a biblical figure, thousands of miles and two centuries from home.".

"For twelve years Marianne Alireza lived in a harem, a female group composed of her mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and various servants. Men outside the family could not penetrate the harem, and women could never join the men socially or be seen in public without veils. Here, in a world both luxurious and humble, she raised her children and grew to love her new homeland."--BOOK JACKET.