Book Reviews: Married to a Bedouin

This book first came to my attention a few years ago on a trip to Jordan.   The book was in every book shop there.   It's the true story of a New Zealand woman who went to Petra in Jordan on a gap year and fell in love with a Bedouin tribesman.   They got married, had children, and she stayed in Jordan until his death.   Petra is such an amazing place, and it was great to learn about it from the point of view of someone who's lived there.   The book describes in detail what it was like to live as a Bedouin in the 70s, in an ancient tomb, carved into a cliff.   It's fascinating!   Despite the author's strong feelings on the subject, I was quite glad when all the Bedouin were moved from the ancient site that they'd been treating so carelessly.   Its is sad that their way of life was lost, but in my eyes an ancient site as amazing as Petra is more important.   It gave me a real insight into another culture as well.   Made me more understanding.   And she's kind of living my dream too.   I often think I'd love to run away and live in a cave.   There are certain aspects of the writer's personality I didn't like, but apart from that I would thoroughly recommend this book.