by Rajaa Alsanea
‘Girls of Riyadh’ presents a rare and unforgettable insight into the complicated lives of four young female university students in Saudi Arabia. Never-ending cultural conflicts underscore the difficulties of being an educated 21st century female growing up in a society firmly rooted in an ancient way of life.
The Septembers of Shiraz
by Dalia Sofer
In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested wrongly accused of being a spy. In the wake of his terrifying disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they had known.
