Ruins of Us

<p><strong><em>The Ruins of Us</em> is a compelling timely debut novel that explores the loneliness of expatriate life and the dangers of intolerance as well as the things we'll do for love.</strong></p><p>More than two decades after moving to Saudi Arabia and marrying powerful Abdullah Baylani American-born Rosalie learns that her husband has taken a second wife. That discovery plunges their family into chaos as Rosalie grapples with leaving the country her life and her family behind. </p><p>Meanwhile Abdullah and Rosalie's consuming personal entanglements blind them to the crisis approaching their sixteen-year-old son Faisal whose deepening resentment toward their lifestyle has led to his involvement with a controversial sheikh. When Faisal makes a choice that could destroy everything his embattled family holds dear they all must confront difficult truths as they fight to preserve what remains of their world.</p><p><em>The Ruins of Us</em> is a timely story about intolerance family and the injustices we endure for love that heralds the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in contemporary fiction.</p>