Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-
Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life / Queen Noor. - 1st ed. - New York : Miramax Books, c2003. - xi, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
"Autographed copy" Includes index.
First impressions -- Roots -- Tehran journal -- Audience with the King -- Leap of faith -- Honeymoon at Gleneagles -- Young bride in the royal household -- Pomp and circumstance -- One crisis after another -- America through new eyes -- At home and abroad -- "Women hold up half the sky" -- Parenthood -- Growing pains -- Prelude to war -- Fire in the Gulf -- Test of faith -- Day like no other -- Edge of the Abyss -- White bird -- Skies cried.
Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role.
0786867175
2004270644
Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-
Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999.
Queens--Jordan--Biography.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Jordan--Politics and government--1952-1999.
DS154.52.N87 / A3 2003a
956.9504/4/092 B
Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life / Queen Noor. - 1st ed. - New York : Miramax Books, c2003. - xi, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
"Autographed copy" Includes index.
First impressions -- Roots -- Tehran journal -- Audience with the King -- Leap of faith -- Honeymoon at Gleneagles -- Young bride in the royal household -- Pomp and circumstance -- One crisis after another -- America through new eyes -- At home and abroad -- "Women hold up half the sky" -- Parenthood -- Growing pains -- Prelude to war -- Fire in the Gulf -- Test of faith -- Day like no other -- Edge of the Abyss -- White bird -- Skies cried.
Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role.
0786867175
2004270644
Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-
Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999.
Queens--Jordan--Biography.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Jordan--Politics and government--1952-1999.
DS154.52.N87 / A3 2003a
956.9504/4/092 B