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Loyalty, honour, murder, Bedouin, family feuds and survival in a setting reminiscent of the Arabian Nights.
Yemen in the 1960s was a society where loyalty, blood ties and honour meant everything, yet murder, forced marriages, family feuds and public beheadings were common. The Tears of Sheba is the inspiring story of Khadija Al–Salami, whose personal struggle for survival shows a deep–rooted love for her country and its people.
Khadija tells of a childhood devastated by the impact of civil war, in a culture that allowed her to be married at the age of ten to an older man she had never met. Determined to escape the poverty, death and destruction that permeated her life, and with extraordinary tenacity, Khadija asked the local radio station to let her broadcast a programme for children, later using the money she earned to travel to the United States and forge a new life for herself. The Tears of Sheba is a magnificent tour–de–force, passionately told, spellbinding and uplifting – a tale of indomitable spirit and human triumph.
Yemen in the 1960s was a society where loyalty, blood ties and honour meant everything, yet murder, forced marriages, family feuds and public beheadings were common. The Tears of Sheba is the inspiring story of Khadija Al–Salami, whose personal struggle for survival shows a deep–rooted love for her country and its people.
Khadija tells of a childhood devastated by the impact of civil war, in a culture that allowed her to be married at the age of ten to an older man she had never met. Determined to escape the poverty, death and destruction that permeated her life, and with extraordinary tenacity, Khadija asked the local radio station to let her broadcast a programme for children, later using the money she earned to travel to the United States and forge a new life for herself. The Tears of Sheba is a magnificent tour–de–force, passionately told, spellbinding and uplifting – a tale of indomitable spirit and human triumph.
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About the Author:
Khadija al-Salami was born in 1966 in Yemen and has lived most of her adult life in Paris. After serving for more than a decade as the Director of the Yemeni Cultural and Communications Centre in France, she now dedicates herself to making documentary films on social issues in Yemen, for which she has won several international film awards. Charles Hoots grew up in North Carolina, and was a Paris-based journalist for 15 years. He currently practices veterinary medicine in East Africa.
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"!An intriguing tale of loyalty, honor, murder, Bedouin family feuds!" (Publishing News, 1 August 2003) "...An enchanting tale of a determined life..." (Good Book Guide, December 2004)
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- PublisherThistle Publishing
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1909869007
- ISBN 13 9781909869004
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages360
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