Girls of Riyadh (French Edition), By: Alsanea, Rajaa

A story that dares to break the taboos of Saudi society, which shakes and touches deeply. A voice of the younger generation, eager for change and new freedoms, the work was banned in Saudi Arabia. The shocking book that finally shook the Arab world in France. Published in Lebanon in 2005, this book first circulated secretly in Saudi Arabia. For the first time, a novelist addresses the taboo subject of girls' relationships with their fiance, their husbands, how they can live out their love (s) without breaking the law. Testimony to a culture of extreme contradictions, Les filles de Riyadh allows the reader to penetrate the most secret of universes. By breaking the silence, Sadim, Michelle, Gamra and Lamis enlighten us on an astonishing and sometimes shocking way of life.