Behind the veil : an Australian nurse in Saudi Arabia / Lydia Laube.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laube, Lydia, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nurses--Australia--Biography.

Nurses.

Nurses--Saudi Arabia--Biography.

Laube, Lydia, 1948-.

Laube, Lydia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Place of Publication:

Kent Town, South Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2010, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cardiac resuscitation was often applied to a patient who was fast asleep. The hapless victim woke from a peaceful slumber to find somebody, often an infidel, jumping up and down on his chest.'Lydia Laube worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia in a society that does not allow women to drive, vote, or speak to a man alone. Wearing head-to-toe coverings in stifling heat, and battling administrative apathy, Lydia Laube kept her sanity and got her passport back. Behind the Veil is the hilarious account of an Australian woman's battle against the odds. It will keep you entertained for hours.

Contents:

Behind the Veil; Author bio; Map; Title page; Imprint page; Contents; PART 1; 1 Eyeless in Riyadh; 2 The desert song; 3 White-knuckle flying; 4 Behind the Veil; 5 Forbidden city; 6 Barely possible; 7 Uniform disaster; 8 The great baggage hunt; 9 In bad repair; PART 2; 10 The mythical beast; 11 Servants of the king; 12 Lost in a lift; 13 A little airing; 14 Alone at last; 15 Mosques and marvels; 16 I become Sid Vicious; 17 Florence of Arabia; 18 A patient interlude; 19 Riches and resuscitation; 20 Servitude and 'suicide'; 21 The lowest ebb; PART 3; 22 Escape to Egypt; 23 Back in custody

24 Spitting images25 Killer doctor; 26 Good morning, Sir; 27 The great camel race; 28 Freedom; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-86254-929-X

OCLC:

693761147