![]() ![]() ![]() As Nayir uncovers clues that only serve to deepen the mystery behind Nouf's disappearance, he teams up with Katya, a liberated Saudi woman who is engaged to one of Nouf's brothers.Īs they move closer to the truth, the pair's detective work unveils layers of secrets. Hired to track her and her potential abductor is Nayir, a solitary, pious desert guide of dubious origin, and a friend of the family. The missing woman is Nouf Shrawi, one of several sheltered teenaged daughters of a powerful local family. Thus begins a novel that offers rare insight into the inner workings of a country in which women must wear the iabaya/i in public or risk denunciation by the religious police where ancient beliefs, taboos, and customs frequently clash with a fast-moving, technology-driven modern world.brbr In a blazing hot desert in Saudia Arabia, a search party is dispatched to find a missing young woman. ![]()
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