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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most of our very good books have only minor imperfections such as shelf wear consistent with a new book that's sat on a bookshop shelf for a year or two. Occasionally we may miss other minor imperfections as we have to grade books at speed. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 398pp paperback, ownership signature and crease to front cove, few marks to inside cover/first page else good.

Softcover. Condition: Très bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Former library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Softcover. Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Livre reconditionné de bibliothèque. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Refurbished library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. …

Softcover. Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Petite(s) trace(s) de pliure sur la couverture. Légères traces d'usure sur la couverture. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Slightly creased cover. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 398 pages. Dj worn, ex-libraryLoyalty, honour, murder, Bedouin, family feuds and survival in a setting remi niscent of the Arabian NightsYemen in the 1960s was a society where loyal ty, blood ties and honour meant everything, yet murder, forced marriages, family feuds and public beheadings were common. The Tears of Sheba is the inspiring st ory of Khadija Al-Salami, whose personal struggle for survival shows a deep-root ed love for her country and its people.Khadija tells of a childhood devas tated by the impact of civil war, in a culture that allowed her to be married at the age of ten to an older man she had never met. Determined to escape the pove rty, death and destruction that permeated her life, and with extraordinary tenac ity, Khadija asked the local radio station to let her broadcast a programme for children, later using the money she earned to travel to the United States and fo rge a new life for herself. The Tears of Sheba is a magnificent tour-de-force, p assionately told, spellbinding and uplifting - a tale of indomitable spirit and human triumph.KHADIJA AL-SALAMI spent her childhood in Yemen. Using the m oney she earned as a child for her radio broadcasts she travelled to the United States to study. She graduated from Mount Vernon College in Washington and retur ned to Yemen to join the Yemeni TV station. She subsequently joined the Yemeni E mbassy in Paris, where she is currently Press and Cultural Attache and Director of the Yemeni Information Centre in Paris.…