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Married to a Bedouin

By: Marguerite van Geldermalsen
Narrated by: Cat Gould
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'Where you staying?' the Bedouin asked. 'Why you not stay with me tonight - in my cave?'

Thus begins Marguerite van Geldermalsen's story of how a New Zealand-born nurse came to be married to Mohammad Abdallah Othman, a Bedouin souvenir-seller from the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. It was 1978, and she and a friend were travelling through the Middle East when Marguerite met the charismatic Mohammad, who convinced her that he was the man for her.

A life with Mohammad meant moving into his ancient cave and learning to love the regular tasks of baking shrak bread on an open fire and collecting water from the spring. And as Marguerite feels herself becoming part of the Bedouin community, she is thankful for the twist in fate that has led her to this contented life.

Marguerite's light-hearted and guileless observations of the people she comes to love are as heart-warming as they are valuable, charting Bedouin traditions now lost to the modern world.
©2006 Marguerite van Geldermalsen (P)2006 Hachette Audio UK
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The most boring book ever

Unfortunately, as much as I like reading/listening to real-life stories, I found this book very boring. The narration was so monotonous it had literally put me to sleep. There was nothing in the book that made me have any emotions. I did not feel joyful, nor did I feel sad. It was an emotionless dialogue. I usually tend to listen to stories like these from the colleagues who I don't care for yet feel rude to ask them not to talk about their lives.
I'd say, even a boring boor read, is never a waste of time, as you learn something new, I just wish it was more interesting.

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