Description
Emilie was a Beirut girl. When she first married Antoun Dahoul she saw the country as a place for short holidays, and little did she think that her husband," by discovering a belated vocation for the Maronite priesthood, would condemn her to a life of poverty in a remote mountain village.
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But so it happened, and now that her daughter Antoinette was grown-up she wasn't even able to provide her with a dowry. It was all very well being married to a holy man, but if ever a woman pinned for a stroke of worldly luck, it was Emilie.
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That stroke of luck came with the death of Emilie's estranged sister Nazli who left her a prosperous business, and this is the story of what happened when the nature of that business was revealed. It is a story both comic and moving. A serious moral dilemma is explored with a light touch, and a village in Lebanon is brought to life with charm and authenticity.
ISBN:0233959564
