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All Veils Are Off
The True Housewives of Qatar
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Qatar? It sounds like a bad lung condition! was Marguerette Heding's first reaction to her husband about moving there. Back in July 2008, this ultra-conservative Islamic country bordering Saudi Arabia wasn't on anyone's radar and the Lonely Planet Guide called it 'the dullest place on earth'....
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'All Veils Are Off' is Marguerette's extraordinary, hilarious, though at times devastating account of her 8 years living in Qatar. Not only did she have to navigate the tricky expat community, but also the secret and fiercely protected world of the Qatari women - a world very few outsiders are ever privy to.
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Qatar? It sounds like a bad lung condition! was Marguerette Heding's first reaction to her husband about moving there. Back in July 2008, this ultra-conservative Islamic country bordering Saudi Arabia wasn't on anyone's radar and the Lonely Planet Guide called it 'the dullest place on earth'. She didn't want to go - but apparently Allah had different plans...
All Veils Are Off: The True Housewives of Qatar is Marguerette's extraordinary, hilarious, though at times devastating account of her 8 years living in Qatar. Not only did she have to navigate the tricky expat community, but also the secret and fiercely protected world of the Qatari women - a world very few outsiders, particularly a wine-loving, dog owning Australian infidel, are ever privy to.
As she became swept up into Qatari high society - a world of beautiful, rich and surprisingly empowered women - she earned their trust, becoming their confidant and Scheherazade, entrancing them with stories, as she too became entranced by them and their lives.
But all was not as it seemed, and cracks eventually started to appear. As the veils came off, Marguerette began to be exposed to the ugly side of this society; the rampant materialism, corruption, crippling indebtedness, and the need to present the perfect facade. Devastatingly, she would later witness a tragic consequence of this tribal mindset.
It would also force her to confront the darker sides of her inner self - which ultimately would lead to a powerful realisation; that in the end, this journey that Allah had sent her on wasn't just about lifting the veils on others, but also the lifting of her own.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780473603533
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 March 2022
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Mary Egan Publishing
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 150.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 232
About the Author
Marguerette Heding was born in Australia, but spent much of her early years growing up in Africa. She obtained a BA in Communications and Media at the University of Canberra. She has worked at ABC television and as a Flight Attendant with Qantas. Married with one child and 2 step-children she has travelled extensively-due in part to living for several years in both Indonesia and Qatar. She now divides her time between homes in New Zealand and Australia. This is her first book.
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