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THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE
Set in Saudi Arabia in 1989, The Consequences of Love is a story about the price of pursuing true love in one of the most repressive societies in the world.
Naser is a 20 year-old Eritrean immigrant forced to live in Saudi Arabia because of the troubles in his homeland. Like most migrant workers, his every move is watched by the religious police and his every waking hour is punctuated by the shrill sermons of the blind cleric who runs the local mosque. One day hope springs forth into this misery as a note drops into Naser's lap. It is that most sacrilegious of things, a note from a woman. ‘I have been in love with you for a year, since the first time I saw you.’ Against all the forces of his world – religion, police and state – Naser pursues true love, knowing that detection will lead to the direst of consequences.
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'A gorgeous, slow-burning love story set in Saudi Arabia ... in this world of black and white, a man falls in love, against all odds, with a girl whom he has never seen, and recognizes only by the pink shoes she wears under her burqua - a touching story, infinitely plausible, and infused with a brooding sensuality. Great.'
Joanne Harris
PUBLISHERS
UK – Chatto & Windus
US – Random House
Chinese Complex – Crown Publishing
Danish – Politikens Forlag
Dutch – Meulenhoff
French – Flammarion
German – Hoffman und Campe
Hebrew – Kinneret Zmora
Italian – Sperling & Kupfer
Norwegian – Aschehoug
Portuguese-Brazil – Record
Romanian – Rao International
Russian – Arabesque Publishers
Serbian – Stylos Publishing House
Spanish – Espasa Calpe
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