02834cam a2200349 4500 468435463 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062064493 0062064495 B005DIB58A Amazon bdfa846b-94c1-4b64-8c49-e0ce2ea788ca OverDrive (Reserve ID) 622309 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Parssinen, Keija. The Ruins of Us [Libby] : A Novel. Harper Perennial, 2012. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1305kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p><strong>The Ruins of Us is a compelling, timely debut novel that explores the loneliness of expatriate life and the dangers of intolerance, as well as the things we'll do for love.</strong></p> <p>More than two decades after moving to Saudi Arabia and marrying powerful Abdullah Baylani, American-born Rosalie learns that her husband has taken a second wife. That discovery plunges their family into chaos as Rosalie grapples with leaving the country, her life, and her family behind.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Abdullah and Rosalie's consuming personal entanglements blind them to the crisis approaching their sixteen-year-old son, Faisal, whose deepening resentment toward their lifestyle has led to his involvement with a controversial sheikh. When Faisal makes a choice that could destroy everything his embattled family holds dear, they all must confront difficult truths as they fight to preserve what remains of their world.</p> <p>The Ruins of Us is a timely story about intolerance, family, and the injustices we endure for love that heralds the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in contemporary fiction.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/BDF/A84/6B/RuinsofUs9780062064493.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BDFA846B-94C1-4B64-8C49-E0CE2EA788CA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/BDF/A84/6B/RuinsofUs9780062064493.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BDFA846B-94C1-4B64-8C49-E0CE2EA788CA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/BDF/A84/6B/RuinsofUs9780062064493.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BDFA846B-94C1-4B64-8C49-E0CE2EA788CA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)