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More than two decades after moving to Saudi Arabia and marrying powerful Abdullah Baylani, American-born Rosalie learns that her husband has taken a second wife. That discovery plunges their family into chaos as Rosalie grapples with leaving Saudi Arabia, her life, and her family behind. Meanwhile, Abdullah and RosalieвЂTMs consuming personal entanglements blind them to the crisis approaching their sixteen-year-old son, Faisal, whose deepening resentment toward their lifestyle has led to his involvement with a controversial sheikh. When Faisal makes a choice that could destroy everything his embattled family holds dear, all must confront difficult truths as they fight to preserve what remains of their world. The Ruins of Us is a timely story about intolerance, family, and the injustices we endure for love that heralds the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in contemporary fiction. Review “[Parssinen] digs deep in this narrative, and what she unearths is exquisitely wrought.” ( Columbia Daily Tribune ) “THE RUINS OF US tells a gripping story about Saudi Arabian princes and bureaucrats, wives and extra-wives, sons and daughters, fanatics and exiles. . . . [Keija Parssinen

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Author

Parssinen, Keija

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780571282197

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.63 / 5 (203 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14