One Family's Year-Long Experience Living in Marrakesh
Rated FIVE stars *****
I am an American woman who has been living in Marrakesh for the past 12 years. I just read this book. Even though it was written in the early 1970's, I found it to be a very accurate portrayal of life in the old Medina, even now. The author and her husband are anthropologists, and both spoke fluent Arabic upon their arrival, from having lived previously in Iraq and Egypt. Therefore, the author was able to converse with people daily, and understand completely, what they were saying. This is something I have never been able to do. Because of this, she is able to give a VERY detailed look at an aspect of life which is nearly impossible for most outsiders to penetrate--the hidden life of Medina women, which takes place behind high, closed walls. What she describes is very similar to what I have experienced here of life with my Moroccan husband's family, and the people who live around them in the Medina. This book is NOT a study of political or historical conditions--it is the detailed, personal history of one family's year-long experience of living, and immersing itself, in the life of Marrakesh.
Reviewed by
Mary Mimouna
Marrakesh, Morocco
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