A Woman of Five Seasons (Paperback)

9781566564168. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Emerging Voices (Paperback). The poor, the dispossessed, the opportunist--all flock to the newly oil-rich state of Barqais in search of wealth. A Woman of Five Seasons vividly explores the relations that develop in such countries between local high officials and incoming heartland Arabs. Alongside this a second, highly relevant theme is developed: the poignant coming of age of the Arab woman as she seeks, in the face of traditionally exploitative Arab male attitudes, to win a degree of independence and fulfillment.