5.0

I read this a few years ago but particularly enjoyed it as I was lucky enough to spend a few years in the Gulf myself & feel it gives "a peep behind the veil" of old Arabia which I loved. The true story is the account of an English woman who becomes the host mother to an Arabic boy studying in the UK. She is hosted back by him and gets to meet his family & experience their way of life in a way few expats do.
I had this book but lent it & never got it back, would like to get it another copy.