198x129mm, 288 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9781914325502 Price: £14.95 Available: October 2024 
Deception |
Deception
Abeer Al Ali A tale of camels and skyscrapers in modern Saudi Arabia - a love story overlaid by personal anguish as old traditions and assumptions make way for the new and the unknown.
Set against the backdrop of modern Saudi Arabia, Deception by Abeer Al Ali, tells the story of Salem, a young Bedouin boy coming of age and struggling with the constraints of tradition in a rapidly changing world, growing up as camels make way for tractors and trucks, and the digital world comes to the fore. Travelling back and forth in time, the narrative is knitted around Salem’s forbidden love for Khuloud, unhappily married to an older man from whom she wants a divorce. Or so it seems …
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Abeer Al-Ali, born 1977, holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from King Khalid University, in Abha, Saudi Arabia. She is a novelist and opinion writer in the Saudi press, including Al Watan newspaper. Additionally she serves as the Head of Ambassadors for the Professional Literature Association in Aseer Region. This is her third published novel.
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