The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: An American Woman's Adventures in the Oldest City on Earth
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767930517 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I had no idea how to find my way around this medieval city. But she is quickly confronted with the realities of Yemen--and their surprising advantages. In teaching the basics of fair and balanced journalism to a staff that included plagiarists and polemicists, she falls in love with her career again. I didn’t speak Arabic. In confronting the blatant mistreatment and strict governance of women by their male counterparts, she learns to appreciate the strength of Arab women in the workplace. But hadn’t I battled scorpions in the wilds of Costa Rica and prevailed? Hadn’t I survived fainting in a San José brothel? Hadn’t I once arrived in Ireland with only $10 in my pocket and made it last two weeks? Surely I could handle a walk through an unfamiliar town. Seduced by the eager reporters and the challenging prosp
A lovely book that offers a large measure of cultural understanding in a region that is too easily misunderstood and caricatured." --Nina Burleigh, author of Unholy Business "The Woman Who Fell From the Sky is that rare animal: a memoir which reads like a novel. Not only did I remember what it feels and smells like to live imbedded in the Arab world, I also relearned my craft of journalism along with Steil's students in her dusty classroom halfway around the world. Steil has achieved far more than a simple description of a stint working at a newspaper in Sana'a. Her writing is an absolute delight -- no nonsense, clear, funny, and sometimes alarming, as she threads her way through the ins and outs of
"Yemen - an odd love affair" according to Reuss. Having lived in Sanaa during the time this book was written and having personally met a good many of the characters described - including the author herself - I simply couldn't help reading this book. In spite of the acidic comments of some British tabloids (who just love to lash out at British officials - and diplomats in particular) readers will find that this is a charming and at times very entertaining des. Editing a newspaper in Yemen. In 2006, American journalist, Jennifer Steil was asked to visit Sana'a for three weeks to improve the local English language newspaper. The paper was in serious need of upgrading and her initial three weeks eventually became a year's employment.Although her presence was initially viewed suspiciously by the male staff, the women accepted her immediately. Dealing with the female staff involved finding ways aroun. Expectations from beginnig peter out by end. S. Baker When a person has the audacity to write a book about themselves, there ought to be something the reader can take away from the experience as well. I loved the first half of this book as Jennifer Steil makes her way into a new country and processes all of the differences between her life in New York and her new one in Yemen.The acknowledgments at the beginning of the book were my favorite part. They set the exp
Before moving to Yemen in 2006, Jennifer Steil was a senior editor at The Week, which she helped to launch in 2001. Her work has appeared in Time, Life, and Good Housekeeping.She lives in Sana'a, Yemen, with her fiancé, Tim Torlot, the British Ambassador to Yemen and their daughter Theadora Celeste.From the Hardcover ed