Water from Heaven: An American woman's life as an Arab wife - Anne Schreiber Thomas

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Résumé :
Richly detailed and full of hope, this is the story of Cindy Lou Davis from Mocksville, North Carolina who meets and marries warm and funny Mohammed Ali, a Muslim from the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. The year is 1982, and 20-year-old Cindy leaves home and family after wedding Mohammed with no idea what awaits her. Living with his family, immersed in a traditional Arab culture with an incomprehensible language while her new husband is away working on a military base during the week, her future with Mohammed depends on the strength of her love, faith, and determination to be true to herself. This true story is told against the backdrop of three decades of profound change in the United Arab Emirates and crises in the Middle East. Beautifully written and moving, Water from Heaven is the story of a truly courageous woman as she adapts to her unexpected new life.

Biographie:
Anne Schreiber Thomas grew up on St. Clair Shores, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. She holds a B.A. in Geography (Earth Sciences) from Sonoma State University, and an M.S. in Geography from the University of Nevada, Reno. Ms. Thomas has lived in several San Francisco Bay Area cities, as well as Abu Dhabi. She has been a teacher, conservation project manager, and sailmaker, among other things. When she isn't traveling or sailing, she lives with her husband in Gardnerville, Nevada. Find her author page on Facebook @wildcardtravels and her blog, with stories about sailing and travel adventures, at wildcardtravels.blogspot.com.