My Desert Kingdom: Finding a Life in Saudi Arabia

'Saudi Arabia is a place with a climate from hell, a country where public beheadings and amputations take the place of entertainment. It is notorious for corruption, repression and human rights abuses. For foreigners, the price of admission is freedom. And wherever we are told we cannot go, our imaginations run wild. But it was not just curiosity that brought me to Arabia. I came for love.'A uniquely personal and timely portrait of a region under the international spotlight, MY DESERT KINGDOM offers a rare insight into the secret daily life of women in Saudi Arabia through the eyes of an Australian woman who makes a new life there with her husband. We share Jill Koolmee's journey from outsider to friend as she discovers the women behind the veils. From her first tentative steps at making friends to letting go at an all- woman disco, this is a fascinating glimpse into another world. Many of the Saudi women she befriended begged Jill to tell Westerners about their lives, their joys and their challenges. In this book she keeps her promise.Koolmees, Jill is the author of 'My Desert Kingdom: Finding a Life in Saudi Arabia' with ISBN 9781863254373 and ISBN 1863254374.