Married to a Bedouin

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Title: Married to a Bedouin
Author: Marguerite van Geldermalsen
Publisher: Virago Press UK
Year: 2006/2009
Country: Jordan
288 pages

Van Geldermalsen's memoir of meeting a Jordanian Bedouin when she was traveling in her early 20's, marrying him, having children with him, and their life in a cave in Petra. He sold souvenirs; she became a medical assistant.

A matter-of-fact recollection told in a straightforward manner, without a great deal of emotional depth. Still, it's very interesting for its details of daily life as a young New Zealander adapting to living in a very different culture.