Download or read book Black Book of Arabia written by Hend Al Qassemi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a collection of short stories that will plunge you into the personal lives of a whole range of men and women - everyone from princesses to paupers and from sultans to sorcerers. You'll meet a princess whose best friend literally tries to steal her wedding, right down to her bridal shoes; a bride who mysteriously goes blind on her wedding day; a woman whose romantic Parisian honeymoon proves too good to be true; and a jealous wife who lures her husband into falling in love with another woman. These candid stories – sometimes moving, sometimes funny, and always entertaining and surprising – will resonate with readers round the world.