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" Girls of Riyadh : "
Rajaa Alsanea ; translated by Rajaa Alsanea and Marilyn Booth.
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BL
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1044913
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b799283
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| Uniform Title
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Banāt al-Riyāḍ.English
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| Main Entry
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Ṣāniʻ, Rajāʼ ʻAbd Allāh.
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Girls of Riyadh : : [a novel] /\ Rajaa Alsanea ; translated by Rajaa Alsanea and Marilyn Booth.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Penguin Books,, 2008, ©2007.
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x, 286 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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014311347X
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: 9780143113478
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| Notes
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"Penguin readers guide available online at www.penguin.com or www.vpbookclub.com"--Page 4 of cover.
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Subtitle from cover.
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| Abstract
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The tale of four young women university students from Riyadh follows their struggles to navigate the precarious paths between desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition while witnessing how the Arab world is being changed by new economic and political realities.
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Conflict of generations, Fiction.
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Female friendship, Fiction.
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Muslim women-- Saudi Arabia-- Riyadh, Fiction.
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Rich people-- Saudi Arabia-- Riyadh, Fiction.
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Sex role, Fiction.
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Women-- Islamic countries, Fiction.
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Young women-- Saudi Arabia-- Riyadh, Fiction.
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Conflict of generations.
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Female friendship.
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Muslim women.
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Rich people.
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Sex role.
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Women.
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Young women.
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Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Fiction.
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Islamic countries.
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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
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| Dewey Classification
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892.7/36
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| LC Classification
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PJ7962.A55B3613 2008
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FIC019000bisacsh
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Booth, Marilyn.
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