HOUSTON, Feb. 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- From the minaret, the holy man, or muezzin, calls the faithful to one of the five prayers of the day. The sound mixes and is dissipated into the sandy air. A world of sand and mosques instead of trees and skyscrapers is far removed and exotic to most Americans. It is the last place a young single blue eyed blonde American woman would normally be found, but for Genia, that is the attraction. Single in Saudi (now available through 1stBooks Library) by Genia is an autobiographical account of her adventures in the heart of the Middle East.
Bored with her job as a head nurse of a surgical unit in a large hospital in the Texas Medical Center, she decided to take a two year contract in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her fair skin and hair and blue eyes stuck out like a sore thumb. With her wild habits and bold actions, she broke all the rules, short of theft and murder, in the country that keeps its woman under wraps. She jet setted with princes and princesses and dated a hotshot Saudi Air Force pilot and an important minister in the Saudi government. Only donning the veil and obaya out of necessity, Genia lived her life as normal as possible. She escaped the oppressive society with travels to Africa, Asia, Europe other Middle Eastern countries.
In a world whose eyes are focused on the Arab nations, Genia's misadventures and encounters in Single in Saudi will be an eye opening and often humorous look into the unknown.
Genia, writing under an Arabic pen name that means witch or she devil, is a registered nurse living in Houston. Her life long love of travel began in the pages of adventure books she consumed as a child. Her occupation has allowed her free time to accompany patients to Central and South America and the Middle East. Genia has smelled the air and seen the fresh landscapes of most of the United States and 35 foreign countries. This is her first book.
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