Books from Qatar
2 popular qatari books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Qatar.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Pearls of the Past by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar EN
Description:
Happily ever after begins now for Abdulla and Sangita, the unlikely duo who met by chance in a London apartment. Married life holds more than they bargained for with the pressures of living amongst his extended family.Hind has made good on her aspirations to work in the foreign service in India as an independent woman. Except loneliness dogs her every step.And young Luluwa, once a teenager infatuated with her dead sister's husband, is growing up quickly. When a deep family secret comes to light, she will have to find a way to bring them together to overcome the dark forces.Readers will lose th... continue
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The Corsair by Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud EN
Description:
It's the early part of the nineteenth century and the Arabian Peninsula and the waters surrounding it are ablaze. Piracy in the Gulf threatens global maritime trade routes while the Wahabbi strain of Islam is conquering followers town by town across the region. Britain, eager to reinforce its presence in the Middle East and protect the East India Company's ships, has a plan: send a man-of-war from England to quash the pirates while persuading Egypt to join an international alliance with Oman and Persia to fight the Wahabbis. At the center of it all lies a priceless Indian sword, a gift from th... continue