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“Brilliant biography about one of history's influential women! Quite a remarkable, talented and fearless woman in a century when women were neither seen nor heard!”
Suzette D wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Georgina Howell writes about Gertrude Bell-a contemporary of Lawrence of Arabia and her travels through the nomadic sands of Arabia.”
Hala Y wrote this review Sunday, November 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Gertrude Bell was an amazing women. She was ambitious and accomplished in a time where few women were even allowed to contribute to the academic or political worlds.
Mary Laura C wrote this review Sunday, September 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Bell was extremly intelligent and driven to succeed. She even succeeded in climbing some of the world's highest mountains.
If you want to know the background of the Middle East and what is still currently the culture, read this book.”
“A very influential amazing woman of whom I had never heard before I read this book. Who knew that a British woman born to a wealthy family was roaming the desert visiting Arab nomads in their tents and climbing mountains among many other things? She helped to form the country of Iraq and worked along with Lawrence of Arabia. We are so familiar with Lawrence but not with Gertrude. I was fascinated to read and learn about her as well as to find out more about the history of the formation of Irag. Well written book and extensively researched.”
mary irene k wrote this review Friday, August 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I found this book to be slow but interesting. This woman was ahead of her time and this book takes us through her journeys around the world, her climbing and politics. I could see some of the women I know really liking this book but I am not sure I am that kind of woman. ”
Kris wrote this review Tuesday, July 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A true story, I had never even heard of this amazing woman. Her jaunts around the Middle East in the early 1900's - alone - define her. Courage and curiosity were her strengths. That paired with a lively brain make for a wonderful story.”
Shirley F wrote this review Saturday, July 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I knew nothing about Gertrude Bell until I read this book - what a fascinating woman she must have been. I think this book illustrates quite well how women have been ignored in history books until quite recently, as I'm English but had no idea she even existed until I read this.”
Sally S wrote this review Wednesday, July 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“a finsteraarhorn skirt divester, hafiz translator,
mundivagant wrote this review Tuesday, April 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
desert treasure protectorate, safeh spiriter, major
spy, modernizing mesopotamian river forger, political
polemicist and debutante force so accomplished 'The
English Patient' erroneously referred to her as a man.”
“A really fascinating read--a unique woman who made her mark in an era of change!”
Stephanie N wrote this review Saturday, March 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is by far one of the best biographies that I've read , in a long time What a fascinating account of such an intelligent, courageous, and influential woman of the 19th century,”
Sandra_Labadie L wrote this review Saturday, June 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
