Desert Queen

The story of Lawrence of Arabia pales before Gertrude of Arabia. A marvelous story of an adventurous woman abandoning Victorian England and journeying deep into the Arab heart of the Middle East, at a time when women did not go unchaperoned, to report on "every grain of snad". Filled with intrigue, history and drama in a part of the world that is still on the front page. A must-read for any history buff, this book reads like fiction but it's all true.