![]() ![]() So I was very excited to learn about The Ruins of Us, a debut novel set in Saudi Arabia, written by a 31-year-old American woman who spent the first 12 years of her life in the Kingdom, until her family moved to Texas in 1992.īy focusing on a short, climactic period in the life of one contemporary bicultural family-Saudi father, American mother, 16-year-old son, and 14-year-old daughter-Keija Parssinen vividly evokes daily reality in the Kingdom. ![]() We know almost nothing of its societal structures and cultural intricacies even the landscape seems drawn in silhouette. ![]() as both a provider of oil and a strategic partner in the Middle East, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a surprisingly enigmatic presence in the everyday American imagination. Book of the Month: The Ruins of Us, by Keija ParssinenĬonsidering its importance to the U.S. ![]()
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