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Imagine the period glamour, sexual inequality and daytime drinking of Mad Men set in a country where women aren’t allowed to look at men and alcohol is illegal.
Raised by her grandfather, a strict Methodist minister, in a two-room shack, Gin McPhee never imagined she’d have a husband she loved and a houseboy making her breakfast.
When Mason takes a job at the Arabian American Oil company in Saudi Arabia, Gin becomes a company wife, in a company house, in the company compound. Her new life is one of private clubs, dressing for dinner and the illusion of freedom – she learns to drink discreetly, flirt safely and, when Mason returns home from weeks on the rig, to pretend that their marriage isn’t changing.
But as Gin tires of the cocktails and cigarettes she realizes that the glamour and the wealth inside the gates are bought with the corruption beyond them. And when a young Bedouin woman is discovered dead in the bay, she begins to ask dangerous questions. As Gin’s world closes in around her, the one person she trusts is nowhere to be found.
In the Kingdom of Men is sure to become a book club favourite, and you’ll want to press into the hands of all your girlfriends. It is totally transporting and compulsively readable, but also, like The Help, a novel which explores deeper issues of emancipation and morality.
Raised by her grandfather, a strict Methodist minister, in a two-room shack, Gin McPhee never imagined she’d have a husband she loved and a houseboy making her breakfast.
When Mason takes a job at the Arabian American Oil company in Saudi Arabia, Gin becomes a company wife, in a company house, in the company compound. Her new life is one of private clubs, dressing for dinner and the illusion of freedom – she learns to drink discreetly, flirt safely and, when Mason returns home from weeks on the rig, to pretend that their marriage isn’t changing.
But as Gin tires of the cocktails and cigarettes she realizes that the glamour and the wealth inside the gates are bought with the corruption beyond them. And when a young Bedouin woman is discovered dead in the bay, she begins to ask dangerous questions. As Gin’s world closes in around her, the one person she trusts is nowhere to be found.
In the Kingdom of Men is sure to become a book club favourite, and you’ll want to press into the hands of all your girlfriends. It is totally transporting and compulsively readable, but also, like The Help, a novel which explores deeper issues of emancipation and morality.
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"A real page-turner that’s also beautifully written and researched." (Saga)
"If you’re looking for a break from your usual chick lit then this novel from Pulitzer Prize shortlisted author Barnes has glamour, lust money, corruption and murder." (Heat magazine)
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"If you’re looking for a break from your usual chick lit then this novel from Pulitzer Prize shortlisted author Barnes has glamour, lust money, corruption and murder." (Heat magazine)
Love, betrayal and self-discovery - Mad Men meets Revolutionary Road set in 1960s Saudia Arabia
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 336 pages. minor wear light tanningIn the Kingdom o f MenBy Kim Barnes Hutchinson, UK, 2012ISBN 9780091944216Trade pb, 336ppVERY GOOD: minor wear; light tanningImagine the period gl amour, sexual inequality and daytime drinking of Mad Men set in a country where women aren't allowed to look at men and alcohol is illegal. Raised by her grandfather, a strict Methodist minister, in a two-room shack, Gin McPhee never imagined she'd have a husb and she loved and a houseboy making her breakfast. When Mason tak es a job at the Arabian American Oil company in Saudi Arabia, Gin becomes a company wife, in a company house, in the company compo und. Her new life is one of private clubs, dressing for dinner an d the illusion of freedom - she learns to drink discreetly, flirt safely and, when Mason returns home from weeks on the rig, to pr etend that their marriage isn't changing. But as Gin tires of the cocktails and cigarettes she realizes that the glamour and the w ealth inside the gates are bought with the corruption beyond them . And when a young Bedouin woman is discovered dead in the bay, s he begins to ask dangerous questions. As Gin's world closes in ar ound her, the one person she trusts is nowhere to be found. Set i n 1960s. Seller Inventory # 1104c
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