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Desert Queen

The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia

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Desert Queen

De: Janet Wallach
Narrado por: Jean Gilpin
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Turning her back on her privileged life in Victorian England, Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), fired by her innate curiosity, journeyed the world and became fascinated with all things Arab. Traveling the length and breadth of the Arab region, armed with a love for its language and its people, she not only produced several enormously popular books based on her experiences but became instrumental to the British foreign office. When World War I erupted, and the British needed the loyalty of the Arab leaders, it was Gertrude Bell's work and connections that helped provided the brain for T. E. Lawrence's military brawn. After the war she participated in both the Paris and Cairo conferences, played a major role in creating the modern Middle East, and was generally considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire.



In this incident-packed biography, Janet Wallach reveals a woman whose achievements and independent spirit were especially remarkable for her times, and who brought the same passion and intensity to her explorations as she did to her rich romantic life. Too long eclipsed by Lawrence's fame, Gertrude Bell emerges in this first major biography as a woman whose accomplishments rank as crucial to world history (especially in light of the continuing geopolitical importance of the Middle East) and whose life was a grand adventure.
Biografías y Memorias Histórico Mujeres Oriente Medio Política y Activismo Políticos Supervivencia, Aventureros y Exploradores Militar Guerra Realeza África Imperialismo Imperio británico Edad media Biografía Imperio otomano Irán Cruzada British Politics
Extraordinary Personality • Fascinating Biography • Excellent Narration • Brilliant Mind • Historical Context

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This a biography of an amazing woman who helped shaped the face of the Middle East.

Great read

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Bell is an impressive character and her story is amazing. My impression is that this is written for young readers. Over and over again the author emphasizes how and why it is all the more remarkable that Bell is female. Informed readers will find this overbearing. But, perhaps, and I think probably, this is written for readers who might not have a lot of context.

Less a history and more an inspirational story

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Fabulous book. Could not book the book down. Best I have read in a very long time.

Gertrude Bell

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Bell was a fascinating person with big virtues and big warts. There were several sides to her personality, brilliant mind yet blind in romantic choices, never marrying yet yearning to form a family. Gertrude left her imprint on Iraq but was ignored by many of the British foreign service in her life. Being a woman was her biggest obstacle although she enjoyed her feminine qualities of fine dining, designing a lovely garden and wearing a fashionable wardrobe. All in all, Gertrude Bell was the queen of the desert in every way!

The character of Gertrude Bell

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Full of sometimes exhaustive details, this biography highlights the life of a woman who helped shape modern Arabia. Worth the listen.

Very informative and interesting

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