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The Ambassador's Wife - by Jennifer Steil (Paperback)

 The Ambassador's Wife - by  Jennifer Steil (Paperback)
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"A novel of love, deception and consequences. . . . Richly imagined. . . . Harrowing and brilliant."<br> --<i>The Seattle Times</i> <p/>"Thrillingly suspenseful and deeply sensuous. . . . Steil deftly conducts us into the private and public rooms of the diplomatic world, the complicated aspirations of modern young women living behind the veil, the unfolding of a very private love story--and best of all, into the consciousness of the fiery and idiosyncratic artist who becomes the ambassador's wife. Captivating, unforgettable." <br> --Janet Fitch, author of <i>White Oleander</i> <p/> "Cultural binaries fuel this well-plotted, gripping novel. <br> --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Beautifully written. . . . Descriptions of [Miranda's] artistic life signal Steil as a masterful storyteller from the book's first pages." <br> --<i>Nashville Scene</i> <p/>"A multilayered novel that provokes discussion but also entertains." <br> --<i>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</i> <p/>"While the story may resonate in a special way for the wanderers among us, this book is for every reader looking to disappear into a well-crafted and winding story. . . . [Steil has] a gift for writing inner conflict just as engaging as the visible kind." <br> --<i>Chicago Literati</i> <p/>"A gritty and ground-level thriller by an author who is herself the wife of a diplomat," <br> --<i>Literary Hub</i> <p/>"[An] excellent debut novel . . . packed with ample suspense to keep the pages turning."<br> --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"A fast-paced novel of marital love and the bonds of women's friendships against the backdrop of intrigue in the Middle East."<br> --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Jennifer Steil's memorable heroine confronts the confines of privilege, the fear of death, the temptations of the white savior complex, and the limits of cross-cultural connection in this detailed, thoughtful debut." <br> --Joy Castro, author of <i>Island of Bones</i> <p/>"<i>The Ambassador's Wife</i> illuminates a very intimate, and feminine, face of terror. Jennifer Steil has lived among artists, journalists, diplomats, and women desiring empowerment in one of the most terror-ridden corners of the Middle East. This is a story only she can tell, and she does so with great clarity, phenomenal insight, and wondrous grace. The rarest of books, this is a thriller about the heart." <br> --Moira Crone, author of <i>The Ice Garden</i> <p/>"Be warned: once you embark on this hypnotic magic carpet ride of a book, you won't be able to stop. Jennifer Steil is a modern-day Scheherazade, who seamlessly weds lyricism, mystery and a reporter's eye for detail. The <i>Ambassador's Wife</i> is as deeply compassionate as it is thrilling." <br> --Jillian Lauren, author of <i>Some Girls: My Life in a Harem</i> <p/>"An extraordinarily timely tale, completely gripping. . . . So much of the background, too, was familiar to me as a diplomat's wife. I loved the book. I wish I had written it!" <br> --Brigid Keenan, author of <i>Diplomatic Baggage: The Adventures of a Trailing Spouse</i>

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