Hend and the Soldiers

by Badriah Albeshr

Hend is a young Saudi Arabian woman struggling to challenge her conservative society, which is represented by various soldiers, real and metaphorical, in her life. After a failed arranged marriage to an army officer, she is determined to establish herself as a writer and make her own choices in love. Her mother, a firm supporter of their society's traditional norms, works to block her efforts. As Hend engages with her mother, stories of her past...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477313060
• ISBN13: 9781477313060
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies Ut-Austin
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"