In volatile Jordan, a diplomat's wife -- an extravagantly temperamental Chicana with a taste for alcohol -- is attracted to a Moslem bureaucrat who is close to the King. Their affair is really an exploration of the harsh contradictions of marriage, friendship, and personal identity in a violent age. The author conveys these feelings with affecting lucidity and colorful authenticity. -- Library Journal
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In volatile Jordan, a diplomat's wife -- an extravagantly temperamental Chicana with a taste for alcohol -- is attracted to a Moslem bureaucrat who is close to the King. Their affair is really an exploration of the harsh contradictions of marriage, friendship, and personal identity in a violent age. The author conveys these feelings with affecting lucidity and colorful authenticity. -- Library Journal
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Sag Harbor, New york. no date. first edition. Permanent Press. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Very Near Fine dj (faintest possible rubbing on rear cover panel. ) no owner marks. ISBN 0932966713. "Ribald roman a clef about the Middle East as seen through the eyes of the alcoholic wife of US Foreign Service Officer." (dj)