A Time in Arabia

Name: A Time in Arabia
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ISBN: 9781906011802

Living in Yemen's Hadhramant in the 1930s

Doreen Ingrams

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English

Eland
01 May 2013

Diaries, letters & journals; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

Doreen Ingrams was the first European woman to live in the Hadhramaut, an isolated, bone-dry region of southern Arabia, then little changed since biblical times, now part of the Republic of the Yemen. Her husband was an Arabic speaking British official, sent as a political advisor to the local Sultans,who succeeded in brokering a truce between the perennially feuding tribes. The Ingrams arrived by boat in 1934, and during their ten-year residency travelled throughout the region by camel and donkey. Speaking fluent HadhramiArabic, and often wearing Arabic dress, while her husband held talks with tribal leaders Doreen visited the domestic quarters. She met women, children and servants and gained insight into the inner life of Hadhrami families, their diet and traditions, their scents and jewels, as well as their frustrations anddifficulties.

By: Doreen Ingrams
Imprint: Eland
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9781906011802
ISBN 10: 190601180X
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Time in Arabia: Living in Yemen's Hadhramant in the 1930s

'This is a book about a lost world... written with nostalgic sympathy and love for those whom it describes.' Stewart Perowne, RGS 'Speaking fluent Arabic in the local dialect, she was received into the homes of rich and poor, where no European woman had ever been seen before.' Independent 'This book is wholly enchanting... written in an easy and entirely unpretentious style.' Neville Barbour