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Small Kingdoms

by Anastasia Hobbet · 2010

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Set in Kuwait during the ominous years between the two Gulf wars, Small Kingdoms traces the intersecting lives of five people—rich and poor, native and foreigner, Muslim, Christian, and non-believer—when they discover that a teenaged Indian housemaid is being brutally abused by her employer.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Middle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of thisKuwaitKuwaitMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 344 pages

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