A review by mikolee
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil

2.0

I found this book a fascinating intro into the world of Yemeni culture. Hired to train reporters for the Yemeni Observer in basic journalistic skills, New Yorker Jennifer Steil becomes enraptured with the culture and morays of this ancient land. She acts as editor for a year and along the way shares her experiences learning about this gender segregated society. At the very end she gives love with a married British diplomat. While the story is interesting I didn't find the writing exceptionally compelling. It also seemed strafe that she ended up in a very taboo relationship and doesn't really comment on this. Still after reading the book I was intrigued to find out more and read a few damning and frankly salacious British news articles about her affair. Labelled as an American trollop it made me even more curious as to why she didn't expand on her personal life more.