One of those rare books with the power to shake up an entrenched society.' - Los Angeles Times 'Engaging, enlightening, enjoyable.' - The Seattle Times 'A taboo-breaking novel.' - The Washington Post ' A rare glimpse into ordinary life for young women in Saudi Arabia. The novel describes the relationship between men and women in Saudi Arabia. The book, written in the form of e-mails, recounts the personal lives of four young Saudi girls, Lamees, Michelle (half-Saudi, half-American), Gamrah, and Sadeem. Alsanea received her bachelor’s degree in endodontics from King Saud University in 2005. Girls of Riyadh, or Banat al-Riyadh (Arabic: ), is a novel by Rajaa Alsanea.

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Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea