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Light of the Desert Lucette Walters 9781425977498 Books

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This is an extraordinary book, one of the best I’ve ever read. Firstly, it’s a great adventure tale, with intense love, tragic loss, murder, betrayal, revenge, wild getaways, desperate manhunts, narrow escapes, sex and violence.
I was captivated from page one.

But what makes “Light of the Desert” so special is the subject matter and how it’s dealt with. The assimilation of Middle Eastern societies into the modern world has been a rocky one, to say the least, and this book expresses the conflicts that have arisen at a very personal level.
Lucette Walters puts us right at the crux of the Islam vs. the West conflict by presenting a young woman, Noora, who comes from a wealthy family from Jordan. She loves her family and her culture, for both have bathed her in nothing but love and security.

The book is good at showing the graceful traditions of the desert societies and all they have to offer the world, especially in a sequence when Noora lives with a Bedouin tribe in the desert for several months and absorbs their understanding of life: “We have lived before. Some things our deep mind remembers. The earth is filled with treasures, as is the night sky. A feast for the eyes.Nourishment for the soul. It all began out there. We come from there; we were made from those stars. If you watch them for a long time, they become part of you again. Part of your heart and you are never alone.”

But being wealthy, Noora is also educated in London and travels extensively in the West (as well as the Far East). She’s not provincial or narrow-minded. But she believes in her faith and lives it as well as she knows how. She is not a rebel or a free thinker, and expects to be married off to a man she loves and live the same life as her mother while never experiencing another man in any way. The West hasn’t changed her into a different type of person.

However, Noora’s younger sister becomes jealous of her relationship to her fiancé and plots to steal him. And here the problems with the fundamentalist Middle Eastern culture arise. Her sister’s scheme leads to Noora’s appearing to be indecent publically (in a way that would not cause anyone in the West to bat an eye) and the aftermath is stunning, as well as certainly beyond anything her sister imagined. Noora’s father kills her for his family’s ‘honor’ – except that “In the face of disaster, an Angel always appears,” and thus we begin an incredible journey for the rest of the book.

“Light of the Desert” is a very hopeful book, with much wisdom. That wisdom lives inside of the characters’ souls and is expressed through their actions, but it is also occasionally condensed into lovely aphorisms that are apropos to the story: “You must follow the journey of your destiny;”“Don’t wait for your ship to come in. Swim out to it;” and “When you are ready, you will be able to feel your pain… without fear,” are just a few.

By the end, Noora has seen the best and the worst of both cultures. But the book doesn’t end in anger. Noora grows from her experiences: “Forgiveness is not easy, but it is something we must practice every day of our lives to live again.” And “You can only reach forgiveness through gratitude… Gratitude for your compassion for those who have done evil. And from that comes to strength to never let it happen again.”

But I didn’t love this book simply for its important message or even its exciting plot. Lucette Walters is simply a great writer. Every page sings with beautiful language and I was caught between the desire to read it as quickly as possible to find out what was going to happen next and wanting to read each page slowly to savor the poetry of it all.

And as a Beverly Hills physician with an exclusive concierge practice, I have noted increasing numbers of wealthy Middle Eastern patients coming to my office. I have found this book to be to be invaluable to understanding their experiences and perspectives, and I have recommended it to many of my colleagues.


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Light of the Desert Lucette Walters 9781425977498 Books Reviews

The author is unafraid to tackle a controversial subject - and she does it without being sanctimonious or preachy. She skillfully draws you into a world few Westerners understand or appreciate.

The thrilling twists and turns of this story keep you riveted until the very end, in a fun, satisfying read.

Ms. Walters has created a moving tale of a young, naive woman who is forced to reinvent herself in the most astonishing ways - and discovers, to her surprise and delight - the humanity and kindness of strangers.
A wonderful read. I could not put the book down and missed many hours of sleep.
This was an AWESOME read. It really could have gone on another 400 pages. From the time I began reading til the last word, I was telling everyone to download it. I had read something about this book several years ago (before having a ) and never cld find it anywhere. So happy to finally be able to enjoy such a well-written piece of literature. I wish this author had other novels to enjoy. 5 Stars
Could not put this book down. The characters were engaging and the adventures spellbinding. In spite of the number of pages it is a fast read
Light of the Desert is a highly engaging, wild and wonderful emotional ride that pulled me in from the first page. The author's deep understanding of cultures unfamiliar to me intrigued, captivated, and nudged my adventurous spirit onwards.
Addressing a hugely important and relatively vague issue in the west, the radical practice of honor killing in the Middle East is brought to blinding light. It shook my feminine soul to the very core and mirrored the power of forgiveness and love.
The intertwining and evolution of the characters personalities with their cultural and individual differences, the fast paced story line, and vivid painted pictures of exotic lands, merge into one exciting drama fit for the big screen.
I couldn't put this book down!
the story was very interesting and I looked forward to reading more each day. What this girl went through was terrorizing at times and she always survived somehow. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes excitement.
A wonderful book, I really enjoyed it! Five stars!
I gave it to a friend who called me a week later and said, she loved it, couldn't put it down, and finished it in only three days. "But it's over 500 pages," I said."
"Yes, and I gave it to my girlfriend and she's doing the same thing and plans to give it to her sister when she's through," she said, and that's how this book has been spreading.
The book's subject matter, "Honor Killing," that exists in the Middle Eastern world sounds impossible to believe. How could one possibly attempt to kill one's own daughter who dishonors the family name??? I'm an American where it's almost expected of us to do that these days. But it does exist, and is more common than many of us realize. Stories are now coming out of this occurring here in the U.S. and Canada (just type in "honor killing in the U.S." and you won't believe all the stories). The book quickly sweeps you away from the first page and takes you on a journey through the Arabic world, Southern France and America. I highly recommend this book.
This is an extraordinary book, one of the best I’ve ever read. Firstly, it’s a great adventure tale, with intense love, tragic loss, murder, betrayal, revenge, wild getaways, desperate manhunts, narrow escapes, sex and violence.
I was captivated from page one.

But what makes “Light of the Desert” so special is the subject matter and how it’s dealt with. The assimilation of Middle Eastern societies into the modern world has been a rocky one, to say the least, and this book expresses the conflicts that have arisen at a very personal level.
Lucette Walters puts us right at the crux of the Islam vs. the West conflict by presenting a young woman, Noora, who comes from a wealthy family from Jordan. She loves her family and her culture, for both have bathed her in nothing but love and security.

The book is good at showing the graceful traditions of the desert societies and all they have to offer the world, especially in a sequence when Noora lives with a Bedouin tribe in the desert for several months and absorbs their understanding of life “We have lived before. Some things our deep mind remembers. The earth is filled with treasures, as is the night sky. A feast for the eyes.Nourishment for the soul. It all began out there. We come from there; we were made from those stars. If you watch them for a long time, they become part of you again. Part of your heart and you are never alone.”

But being wealthy, Noora is also educated in London and travels extensively in the West (as well as the Far East). She’s not provincial or narrow-minded. But she believes in her faith and lives it as well as she knows how. She is not a rebel or a free thinker, and expects to be married off to a man she loves and live the same life as her mother while never experiencing another man in any way. The West hasn’t changed her into a different type of person.

However, Noora’s younger sister becomes jealous of her relationship to her fiancé and plots to steal him. And here the problems with the fundamentalist Middle Eastern culture arise. Her sister’s scheme leads to Noora’s appearing to be indecent publically (in a way that would not cause anyone in the West to bat an eye) and the aftermath is stunning, as well as certainly beyond anything her sister imagined. Noora’s father kills her for his family’s ‘honor’ – except that “In the face of disaster, an Angel always appears,” and thus we begin an incredible journey for the rest of the book.

“Light of the Desert” is a very hopeful book, with much wisdom. That wisdom lives inside of the characters’ souls and is expressed through their actions, but it is also occasionally condensed into lovely aphorisms that are apropos to the story “You must follow the journey of your destiny;”“Don’t wait for your ship to come in. Swim out to it;” and “When you are ready, you will be able to feel your pain… without fear,” are just a few.

By the end, Noora has seen the best and the worst of both cultures. But the book doesn’t end in anger. Noora grows from her experiences “Forgiveness is not easy, but it is something we must practice every day of our lives to live again.” And “You can only reach forgiveness through gratitude… Gratitude for your compassion for those who have done evil. And from that comes to strength to never let it happen again.”

But I didn’t love this book simply for its important message or even its exciting plot. Lucette Walters is simply a great writer. Every page sings with beautiful language and I was caught between the desire to read it as quickly as possible to find out what was going to happen next and wanting to read each page slowly to savor the poetry of it all.

And as a Beverly Hills physician with an exclusive concierge practice, I have noted increasing numbers of wealthy Middle Eastern patients coming to my office. I have found this book to be to be invaluable to understanding their experiences and perspectives, and I have recommended it to many of my colleagues.