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Queen Of The Desert Paperback – January 15, 2015

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Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world of privilege and plenty, but she turned her back on all that for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming the architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq and seeing its first king Faisal safely onto the throne in 1921. Queen of the Desert is her story, vividly told and impeccably researched, drawing on Gertrude's own writings, both published and unpublished. Previously published as Daughter of the Desert, this is a compelling portrait of a woman who transcended the restrictions of her class and age and in so doing created a remarkable and enduring legacy.

'What a great Oscar-laden biopic this will make ...the combination of epic scenes and personal drama makes Georgina Howell's saga a winner' Daily Express

'Howell sketches in the gradations of colour and emotion that have been lacking in hitherto monochrome accounts of Bell's life ... Exemplary' Sunday Times

'Riveting ... few women have had a life more worth reading about.' Diana Athill, Literary Review

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    January 15, 2015
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    5.12 x 1.42 x 7.76 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    144728626X
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan Books; Main Market Ed. edition (January 15, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 518 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 144728626X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1447286264
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 1.42 x 7.76 inches
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Rhonda Rossouw
5.0 out of 5 stars Queen of the Desert
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2023
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Am amazing book about an equally amazing woman! It was very long but needed to be to cover the life of this interesting person! It will not be easy to start another book right now as it will be a while before I find something that covers so much interesting information and a character of such extreme interest!
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Susan Burns
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2016
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The book was a little slow with numerous duplications however, the story of Gertrude Bell is quite amazing. Worth reading!
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charlotte kirkman
5.0 out of 5 stars This was a terrific book about the most extraordinary woman who was multi-faceted
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2015
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This was a terrific book about the most extraordinary woman who was multi-faceted, an expert in so many fields, brave, hyper-intelligent, indomitable, born into Victorian times and succeeding against all odds. I was riveted as had never heard of her until a friend highly recommended this book and I too have done the same; people must read about Gertrude Bell, particularly in the light of the appalling chaos that is ripping apart the Middle East that she loved so much and worked so hard to try and create some semblance of unity.
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laura palmucci
5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary woman you have to know
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016
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Very well written, it tells you the story of this extraordinary woman, from the archeological travels to her private sentimental life and to the pivotal role she played in the Arab question. It also gives you an interesting insight on life and general background between the end of 1800 and the beginning of 1900. A biography more interesting and surprising than a novel. Really worth your time, the more so if you're a woman.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Title
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A great book about a truly remarkable lady whose expertise, diplomatic skills, and self-confidence enable her to have a positive influence in a tumultuous time as the Middle East was in transition in the age of oil.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
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An interesting book about an interesting character, but what a pity the film adaptation was such a howler.
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I got interested in this woman via the movie. Most informative and it is not well known what important role this person played after WW I in the Middle East. Great!
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Bonnie
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing story
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016
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Very well written and informative. I became interested in finding out more about Gertrude Bell after watching the movie starring Nicole Kidman. Gertrude Bell was an amazing, intelligent, fearless woman. Her travels in the wilds were truly awe inspiring.
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milojevic shirley
5.0 out of 5 stars Livre
Reviewed in France on August 28, 2019
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joe k.
3.0 out of 5 stars No bookmarks too bad for Amazon nowadays
Reviewed in India on February 15, 2019
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It is disappointing that Amazon can't afford a bookmark for a book worth almost 500 bucks. The book is good and worth reading
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Tinkerbell
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful and absorbing read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2019
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Georgina Howell's biography of the phenomenal Gertrude Bell is both a tour de force and a work of love. Diana Athill's review states that this book is "Riveting, few women have had a life more worth reading about" and this is by no means hyperbole.

This was the first I'd heard of Gertrude Bell and I now find that fact in itself astonishing. It's hard not to think that her rightful place in history has been denied by misogyny, for had any man undertaken all she did and lived the life she had he would be a household name, along with her more renowned contemporary and colleague T.E. Lawrence. Popular history is certainlythe poorer for not including Gertrude.

Her story is beautifully written, covering her childhood to her eventual death in her beloved Iraq. Using her many letters and diaries, as well as her own political writings one is able to both hear and feel this remarkable, passionate, bright and determined woman who carved out her very own unique place in the world at a time when women were popularly considered incapable of intelligent thought.

I won't attempt to cover her story here, but I will wholeheartedly recommend this as an informative, delightful and absorbing read.
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Megisti
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning story, beautifully researched and written
Reviewed in Australia on August 8, 2020
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Thoroughly researched and beautifully written. The story of the remarkable life and a hugely competent, courageous and ultimately influential woman. Provides background to much which occurred in the Arab world some hundred plus years ago.
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Kim Chi
5.0 out of 5 stars Total spannende Geschichte!
Reviewed in Germany on May 1, 2016
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Gertrud Bell ist eine Frau gewesen, die mehr als alle anderen Frauen der Geschichte geschaffen hat. Wobei Männer wie Lawrence von Arabian
großartig dargestellt werden in der Geschichte, wird Bell von vielen Männern überschattet, die ihr das Wasser überhaupt nicht reichen können.
Eine tolle Geschichte!
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