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In the Kingdom of Men

Barnes, Kim (Book - - 2012)
Average Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
In the Kingdom of Men


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1967. Gin Mitchell knows a better life awaits her when she marries hometown hero Mason McPhee. Raised in a two-room shack by her Oklahoma grandfather, a strict Methodist minister, Gin never believed that someone like Mason, a handsome college boy, the pride of Shawnee, would look her way. And nothing

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1967. Gin Mitchell knows a better life awaits her when she marries hometown hero Mason McPhee. Raised in a two-room shack by her Oklahoma grandfather, a strict Methodist minister, Gin never believed that someone like Mason, a handsome college boy, the pride of Shawnee, would look her way. And nothing can prepare her for the world she and Mason step into when he takes a job with the Arabian American Oil company in Saudi Arabia. In the gated compound of Abqaiq, Gin and Mason are given a home with marble floors, a houseboy to cook their meals, and a gardener to tend the sandy patch out back. Even among the veiled women and strict laws of shariah, Gin?s life has become the stuff of fairy tales. She buys her first swimsuit, she pierces her ears, and Mason gives her a glittering diamond ring. But when a young Bedouin woman is found dead, washed up on the shores of the Persian Gulf, Gin?s world closes in around her, and the one person she trusts is nowhere to be found.

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Authors: Barnes, Kim
Statement of Responsibility: Kim Barnes
Title: In the kingdom of men
Publisher: London :, Hutchinson,, 2012.
Characteristics: 321 p. ;,22 cm.
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Nov 29, 2012
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  • lozza1401 rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

I loved this book, especially the writing style, it was continuous and never too descriptive. In terms of plot I really enjoyed it and was very sad at the end and troubled for the main character. A good level of suspense too.

Aug 14, 2012
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  • libbyez rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

I really enjoyed this book, and felt that the writing was really good without drawing attention to itself.

Jun 21, 2012
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  • alikast rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

Poignant story of a young woman who escapes a repressive and patriarchal society in Oklahoma, only to find herself bound by the laws of another such culture in Saudi Arabia. ..beautifully drawn characters and gorgeous prose.

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