Author:Soheir Khashoggi
The engrossing story of Amira, a young girl from a wealthy and powerful family, Mirage takes readers behind the veil of secrecy to expose the real lives of women in today's harems. Amira expects to be sold into marriage and never to step outside her house without being swathed in black veils and accompanied by an escort. But she's not prepared for the savagery of the husband she first meets on her wedding night, or the increasingly oppressive control he is allowed to exert over her. Finally, in a daring attempt to save her life and sanity, Amira escapes with her baby to start a new life in the United States. But her past - and her powerful husband - won't give her up easily.
Mirage is also the story of other harem women. From the death by stoning of a young mother convicted of adultery to the desperate measures taken by a woman whose husband has brought a second wife into their home, Mirage tells the stories of the enduring strength and courage of women who defy the yoke of male dominance.
Born to a prominent Saudi Arabian family, author Soheir Khashoggi has seen first-hand the lives of the pampered, indulged - and sometimes abused - women of modern-day harems. The sister of financier Adnan Khashoggi, she has also seen the glittering playgrounds of the western world. In Mirage she brings these two worlds together in a magnificent novel of passion and power. It is the novel that only Soheir Khashoggi could write.
Stunning! I couldn't put it down! Lifts the veil of secrecy from Muslim traditions, relationships and, above all, family ties
—— Judith Gould, author of SinsOne of those rare books on Middle Eastern women that is lively, provocative and thought-provoking
—— Jean Sasson, author of PrincessA captivating novel that looks deeply at memory and place... Blue Horse Dreaming is profound. It explores deep human emotions and the impact history has on everyday life
—— Aesthetica'Remarkable and utterly original ... Time and again, Wallace finds the one right word to lift an otherwise ordinary sentence into art'
—— New York Times Book ReviewAn intriguing trilogy of exquisitely sketched stories... Elegant, intelligent, quietly disturbing
—— Financial TimesOriginal, elegant, very disturbing... on the edge of the unspeakable
—— Hilary MantelA welcome introduction to an author whose suggestive, unsettling storytelling speaks volumes by leaving things unsaid
—— IndependentHard not to finish in one go, Yoko Ogawa's stories are perfect for spooky bedtime reading - and not-so-sweet dreams
—— Big IssuePolished, original and strange. She reveals humour, menace, and humanity in a quietly explosive book
—— Irish TimesHer combination of the strange with the visceral elegantly conveys silent inner worlds of misery and pain
—— MetroOgawa is original, elegant, very disturbing. I admire any writer who dares to work on this uneasy territory - we're on the edge of the unspeakable. The stories seem to penetrate right to the heart of the world, and find it a cold and eerie place. Her spare technique is very skilled. Every word is put to work. She sets up a small vibration, a disturbance, which begins quietly and generates wider and wider ripples of unease. There are no narrative tricks, but the stories generate a surprising amount of tension. You feel as if you've touched an icy hand
—— Hilary Mantel, author of Beyond BlackOgawa's tales possess a gnawing, erotic edge
—— Publishers WeeklyYoko Ogawa is able to give expression to the most subtle workings of human psychology in prose that is gentle yet penetrating.
—— Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel Prize Winning author of A Personal MatterEach well narrated and haunting novella, about love, obsession and dark humour, has an unpredictable twist of viciousness coupled with compassion
—— The Hindu
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