Virgins of paradise

Description

Inside a beautiful mansion on Virgins of Paradise Street in post-World War II Cairo, Jasmine and Camelia Rasheed grow to womanhood under the watchful eyes of their grandmother and the other women of the prominent Rasheed family. Despite the glamour and elegance of the city, women still wear the veil and live in harems. But as Egypt begins to change, so do Jasmine and Camelia. Rebelling against a society in which the suppression of women is assumed, Jasmine and Camelia embark on turbulent personal and professional voyages of discovery. Cast out of the family, Jasmine travels to America to become a doctor while Camelia sets out to become one of the foremost beledi dancers in the Middle East. Sensuous, spicy, and romantic, 'Virgins of Paradise' is a spellbinding novel set in an exotic and erotic culture. Brilliantly portraying two sisters' search for identity amidst historic change, Wood also conveys a portrait of an ancient nation merging into the modern era while mired in superstition, magic, and mythology. "Wood makes her fiction come alive with authentic detailing and highly memorable characters." -- *Booklist*

Description

Two sister, Jasmine and Camelia Rasheed, come of age in Egypt in the 1950s and rebel against their society's repression of women.

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Other Editions

• Virgins of paradiseRandom House1993-01-01
• Les vierges du ParadisPresses de la Cité1993-01-01
• Virgins of paradiseWarner1993-01-01
• Virgins of ParadiseLittle, Brown1993-01-01
• Das ParadiesWolfgang Krüger Verlag1993-01-01
• Virgins of Paradise (Bookcassette(r) Edition)Audio CassetteBookcassette1993-07-01