The Western Sahara desert is to some a void, others a refuge, and still others a home worth fighting for. Lili stumbles into the center of this exotic world as she escapes a husband she never wanted, even as he lies gasping in the sand next to his expensive car. Set against a political conflict that is rearing the Sahara apart under her feet, "Oasis" is women's literary fiction at its finest.
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The Western Sahara desert is to some a void, others a refuge, and still others a home worth fighting for. Lili stumbles into the center of this exotic world as she escapes a husband she never wanted, even as he lies gasping in the sand next to his expensive car. Set against a political conflict that is rearing the Sahara apart under her feet, "Oasis" is women's literary fiction at its finest.
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Exiled from an impoverished Russian childhood by her desperate mother in order to give her a new life, Lili is sold to become a wife-in-training-ultimately purchased by a Moroccan man for whom she feels nothing but hatred. When their treacherous relationship explodes on a remote road in the conflict-torn Sahara, Lili pitches herself into what she hopes will be the end of this miserable life-only to reemerge into an oasis of inscrutable characters that is desired by hostile forces for the secrets buried under its sand. Blistered and barefoot in her torn gown, Lili brazenly stands six-feet tall in front of her rescuers, who can only assume that she is either an angel or the mythical djenni, come to destroy their haven. But Midhat, the putative owner of the oasis sees her for what she is: a commodity worth owning long enough to use for his own advancement. As Lili slowly pieces together the events and personalities flying around her, she also mulls over her past misfortunes and yearns for what she calls her "third death, " the one that will erase for good the creature she has become at the hands of Madame Mer, a cunning flesh monger. As the daily intrigues and secret betrayals of her tiny outpost of humanity become clearer, Lili discovers that the only way out is to find a way back into the world through these similarly fractured souls.
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New. No dust jacket as issued. BRAND NEW and UNREAD condition. Audience: General/trade. Advance Reader's Copy in softcover. Will be well protected for safe shipping.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. pages clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover clean with minimal signs of usage. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!