This book, banned in the author’s own country of Saudi Arabia, is a timid “chick lit” story by American standards. It tells the story of four Saudi Arabian girls Gamrah, Sadeem, Lamees and Michelle who are best friends. They attend universities in Riyadh, Chicago and San Francisco are wealthy, fashionable, technologically savvy in their 20’s and looking for true love. However they cannot escape the oppressive religious and cultural traditions when they return to their home country, where their life is dominated by prayer, family loyalty and physical modesty. It is a “Sex and the City” type drama and not the book for readers looking for quality Arabic fiction.
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