ZANZIBAR WIFE

By the author of the international bestseller 'The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul' is a bewitching story of clashing cultures, secrets and revelations. Oman. The ancient land of frankincense, wind-swept deserts, craggy mountaintops and turquoise seas. Into this magical nation come three remarkable women, each facing a crossroads in her life. Rachel is an American war photographer struggling to shed the trauma of her career, now headed to Oman to cover a quite different story for a glossy travel magazine. Ariana Khan is a bubbly English woman who has rashly volunteered as Rachel's 'fixer', a job she's never heard of in a country and knows nothing about. And Miza, a young woman living far from her beloved homeland of Zanzibar. As the second wife of Tariq, she remains a secret from his terrifying 'other' wife, Maryam. Until the day that Tariq fails to come home. As the three women journey together across this extraordinary land they quickly learn that in Oman things aren't always what they seem to be. Chick lit with a great backdrop and a very easy read. Even includes recipes for Spice Island Spice Cake and Ginger Beef Samosas. 301pp, paperback.