In the Wake of Change

<p>Growing up in Saudi Arabia as a woman Layla struggled to develop her own womanhood in a place where her desires must be concealed and regulated. Marriage is essential and yet her own feelings must be tempered for a successful union that would please her family. Torn between love and disobedience Layla's youth is filled with the heart-aching trials and tribulations of dating and her discovery of her own place in society. Now a wife and mother Layla must balance that struggle in a society everchanging and opening up to world less burdened by stifling norms.</p><p><em>In the Wake of Change</em> is a complex character study of Layla whose reminiscence of the stolen freedoms of her youth illuminate the significance of the freedoms of the present.</p>