American Lady Creature

The memoir of an American woman stuck in the Middle East as her life unravels. Listed as one of Goodreads best books for a book club, Kirchner delivers an unflinching look at turn-of-the-century expatriate life in Qatar. New edition."Like Eat Pray Love, but funny,"-NPRAfter taking a job in Qatar to boost to her husband's journalism career, L.L. Kirchner experienced a suicide bombing, a health crisis, and ultimately the loss of her beloved dog, all while struggling to lead a marketing team in one of the world's most patriarchal cultures. Then her husband ended their marriage over the phone. From another country."I hoped moving to Qatar would change everything," she writes. "Until it did."