A New York Times Bestseller In 1974 Carmen married into the Bin Laden family. She was young and in love, an independent European woman about to join a complex clan and culture she neither knew nor understood. By 1988, she had separated from her husband and began a tough battle for custody of her three daughters. In this candid memoir, she dares to pull off the veils that conceal one of the most powerful, secretive, and repressive countries in the world.
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A New York Times Bestseller In 1974 Carmen married into the Bin Laden family. She was young and in love, an independent European woman about to join a complex clan and culture she neither knew nor understood. By 1988, she had separated from her husband and began a tough battle for custody of her three daughters. In this candid memoir, she dares to pull off the veils that conceal one of the most powerful, secretive, and repressive countries in the world.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
Easy to read. Not much new information about life in the Middle East, but still interesting.
skyprincess
Nov 22, 2008
Fascinating Life
Before 9-11, Carmen Bin Laden was the sister-in-law to the religously fanatical Osama Bin Laden. Having grown up in Europe and married into a powerful Saudi family, Carmen lived a life of two cultures. In Europe, she is free to shop, entertain and travel. In the Saudia Arabian desert, she is cloaked in black robes, with her face concealed and her freedoms non-existant. Though she loved her husband, her wealthy life is far from perfect. She fears for the lives of her daughters and also for herself. Carmen leaves the Bin Ladens and her adopted country to save her daughters from adult life in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is a fascinating account of the life of the wealthy Bin Laden family and the extremes of the Saudi culture.
