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New York: Little Brown & Co., 2011. First printing signed by author on title page. Crisp, unread copy. In mylar. . Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

boston: houghton mifflin & co, 1971. Hard cover. Good in fair dust jacket. Signed by author. signed by author. 275 p. At the Drop of a Veil: Marianne Alireza-SIGNED BY; AUTHOR-HARDCOVER-Marianne Alireza (Author)-CONDITION GOOD-DJ FAIR-SIGNED BY AUTHOR-COPYRIGHT1971 11TH PRINTING-275 PAGES-PUBLISHED BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO, BOSTON This review is from: At the Drop of a Veil (Hardcover) This book tells the tale of Marianne Alireza, an American college student who married a Saudi citizen in 1943. In 1945, Alireza moved to Jeddah with her husband and infant daughter, and from there witnessed Arabian lifestyle firsthand for 12 years. She describes her experiences as part of the Alireza harem, composed of her mother-in-law, 2 sisters-in-law and their various children, of which Marianne herself eventually had 5. Alireza discusses how the family traveled to the mountains of Ethiopia to escape the summer heat in Jeddah, and how development changed all of their lives. She also details the events that led to the end of her marriage, and how she abducted her children from their school in Switzerland. The details of this book make it invaluable for anyone wanting to learn about living conditions for women in affluent Saudi Arabia in the 1940s and 50s. The story of Alireza's marriage and its demise should also serve as a warning to any Western woman considering marrying a Muslim. Under Islamic law, a Muslim man is usually granted sole custody of his (weaned) children following divorce and a Western woman who is divorced from a Middle Eastern Muslim man stands a very high chance of never being allowed to see her children again. From the man's point of view, his child custody rights are guaranteed by God, and he would be devastated to lose his children. It was exactly this sort of situation which put Marianne in the position where she felt she had no choice but to abduct her children and try to escape back to the States. All marriages these days face a relatively high risk of divorce, but cross-cultural marriages bring added stress and tend to have even higher divorce rates than marriages within a culture. Thus, a Western woman who decides to marry a foreign Muslim man is entering into a situation where there is a 1 in 2 chance of divorce, and if divorce does happen, she has an extremely high chance of losing her children forever. And this is true no matter how happily the marriage starts off, as it happened in Marianne's case. Interestingly, a quick 2001 Web search for Marianne's children turned up a traveler's note stating that all 5 of her children decided to return to Saudi Arabia upon reaching adulthood

London: Orion, 2011. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First UK edition/First Printing. Mylar protected. TRUE FIRST..

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the title page in English and Arabic. Book is in Near Fine condition in red cloth boards with a decoration on the front and gold gilt lettering on the spine. Slight shelf wear and slight sunning to head and foot of spine. Pictorial endpapers. The jacket is in Very Good + condition with sunning to the spine and slight shelf wear at head and foot of spine. In protective mylar. Not price-clipped. 275 pp. .

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1971. 1st Signed Ed. Edge wear, content excellent. Hardbound. 8vo. 13 Pgs.. Nr Fine. At the Drop of a Veil by Marianne Alireza. Published by Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, MA, 1971. 1st Signed Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Edge wear, content excellent. 275 Pgs. ISBN 039512090X. LCCN 70-14077. The true story of a California girl's years in an Arabian harem. Inscribed by author in English and Arabic. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 9112.

London, UK: Orion, 2011. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 388 pages. In Near Fine condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is purple and black with gilt and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, has a white circular "Signed by author" sticker adhesively attached to the front cover and a price sticker from The Poisoned Pen adhesively attached to the back cover over the original ISBN. Signed flat by Michael Connelly on the title page. Shelved . 1385796. Special Collections.

London: Bloomsbury, 1988. VG+/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND DATED (22.12.88), without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs and maps. The account by the author, the official chronicler, of the sea voyage by eight sailing ships from England to Australia following the course of the the First Convict Fleet of 1787. The photographs include two of Ronnie Biggs, one of the Great Train Robbers, celebrating his birthday in Rio de Janeiro. Some light spotting to edges; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

FaithWords, 2021. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by FaithWords, 2021. Octavo. Hardcover. Signed (flat) on first blank page. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Houghton Mifflin, 1971. HBDJ,1971, 1st edition, 5th printing, embossed red Cloth Cover with Gold Gilt & design on Spine, minor rub & wear DJ, Tiny chips tears Creases extremites DJ, small corner piece from DJ, NF/VG, AS-IS, Interior Nice tight Clean Minor Wear & some creases wear to about 5 pgs corner & along edge in back of bk , 275 pgs. Signed by Author. Hard Cover.

New York, U.S.A.: Mulholland Books, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. An Outstanding Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. Author'S Signature Only. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy..