so-soFrances's husband is working in Saudi Arabia as an architect in the 1980s. Joining him, she is Isolated by the strictures placed on women and the lack of anything in common with other expat wives, she descends into paranoia - but perhaps they really are out to get her.
Beautifully descriptive writing but I didn't feel engaged apart from a few chuckles at the start as I recognised a few situations and characters from living abroad in the 1980s.
pickGoodreads tell me I finished this the first time just before Christmas in 2015. My life has changed so much! I once again found the book engrossing and somehow comforting in a way I can't explain to anybody. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Has anyone else read Eight Months on Ghazzah Street? It was an unexpected read for me, I didn't know anything about the book, and I loved it. And now I can't find it! I spoke to my mom today and was relieved to hear she has my Alias Grace, which was also "missing" - did I lend Eight Months to someone and forget? Mommy brain is real...
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street: A Novel | 
