The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
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The Woman Who Fell from the Sky by Jennifer Steil
Restless in her career and her life in general, Jennifer Steil, a gregarious, liberal New Yorker, initially accepts a short-term opportunity to teach a journalism class to the staff of the Yemen Observer in Sana'a, the beautiful, old, and very conservative capital of Yemen. Seduced by the eager reporters and the enticing prospect of spreading democratic journalistic ideals there, she extends her stay to a year as the paper's editor in chief. But she is quickly confronted with the conservative realities of Yemen-and their surprising advantages. She discovers unexpected benefits in the concealment behind the modified burqa she wears. 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. 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. And in forging surprisingly deep friendships with women and men whose traditions and beliefs are in total opposition to her own, she learns a cultural appreciation she never could have predicted.
Steil, Jennifer: - Jennifer Steil spent a year as editor of the Yemen Observer, a twice-weekly English-language newspaper published in Sana'a, Yemen. Before moving to Yemen in 2006, she was senior editor at the Week, which she helped to launch in 2001. She has also worked as an editor at Playgirl magazine and at Folio. Her work has appeared in Time, Life, Good Housekeeping, and Woman's Day. Jennifer has an M.S. in journalism from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Sana'a, Yemen, with her fiance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780767930505 |
| ISBN 10 | 0767930509 |
| Title | The Woman Who Fell from the Sky |
| Author | Jennifer Steil |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2010-05-11 |
| Number of pages | 321 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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