Married To A Bedouin
$28.00
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2009
Summary
Married to a Cave: A Kiwi Nurse’s Bedouin Love Story
New Zealand nurse Marguerite van Geldermalsen’s sightseeing trip to Petra in 1978 took an unexpected turn when she met Mohammad Abdallah Othman, a Bedouin craftsman from the Manajah tribe.
Life with Mohammad meant embracing a new home – an ancient cave – and mastering traditional tasks like baking shrak bread over an open fire and collecting water from the spring. As Marguerite immersed herself in the Bedouin community, sh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844082209 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844082202 |
| Series: | Virago Press |
| Author: | Marguerite van Geldermalsen |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
For anyone who enjoys travel books, especially about the Middle East, this is the real thing - a fascinating account of life as a Bedouin in the late twentieth century written by a Western woman - Mary S. Lovell
In a world troubled by Arab extremism, this sparkling memoir is a refreshing antidote and a rare window into the legendary hospitality and mysterious customs of the Bedouin Arabs - Publishing NewsAbout The Author
Marguerite van Geldermalsen
Marguerite is from New Zealand. In 1978 she met Mohammad Abdallah in Petra, Jordan, married him and moved into his Nabataean cave. In 1985 they moved to the new Bedouin settlement, Umm Sayhoon. She was widowed in 2002. She has three children.
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