Ishtar Coming e-bog
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The story depicts the clash of traditional values with western concept adapted by middle class Iraqi women from Baghdad in the 1980s under Sadam's era. Selma is middle class Baghdadi married woman . She has a feud with Loma who was in a relationship with Selmas brother in law. Selma learned a secret that Loma tried to keep it from everyone. She is married to a well to do man. He was appoint...
E-bog
33,72 DKK
Forlag
Xlibris UK
Udgivet
26 januar 2015
Længde
216 sider
Genrer
FA
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781499089394
The story depicts the clash of traditional values with western concept adapted by middle class Iraqi women from Baghdad in the 1980s under Sadam's era. Selma is middle class Baghdadi married woman . She has a feud with Loma who was in a relationship with Selmas brother in law. Selma learned a secret that Loma tried to keep it from everyone. She is married to a well to do man. He was appointed the Iraqi military attach in London UK. Lomas secret haunts her. Her best friend Madeha visit her in London to warn her about the smearing campaign Selma has started back in Baghdad. Madeha is a widow she met her University sweetheart who is dissident opposing the government. Unfortunately ,she discovers later that he wanted to use her to infiltrate in the Iraqi embassy. She was anti-Sadam, pro her lover, but loyal to her friend Loma. The result unpleasant confrontations between the two. the events ends with revenge, plight and an accurate description of the Iraqi daily life.