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

" Very interesting. A book that you are glad you read but hard to read at the time. I feel much more informed about the recent history of the mid east. "

" Sadly, this belongs on my shelf of books that I "read"... but never actually finished. I remember being very engrossed, and then gradually started skipping pages, and then just didn't finish... Fascinating figure as a premise, though! "

" I read this as a comparison to the other Gertrude Bell novel by Howell. This version might have been a bit more readable but essentially covered the same territory. "

" A page-turner portraying a fascinating woman. Subject of an upcoming movie. "

" Quite an interesting life for a woman in the early 1900's. Basically she went to college which was quite unheard of for the times. She was quite the intellectual with a large amount of money in the family. She never married and thus she traveled a lot. Arabia and the Middle East was her favorite place to visit. She spent a lot of time there. She ends up helping to determine the lines to create the country of Saudia Arabia. I didn't finish the book, it got a little wordy with a lot of names, but you should for sure google her and learn about her life! "

" still plowing thru it. great to read about the place that's in the news everyday, seems Iraq has always been a pawn... "

" An adventurous woman who was privileged ($$$$$) and could pretty much do what she wanted. Interesting time period. Admired her sense of adventure & courage. "

" rich girl travels the world, supports anti suffragette movement! "

" Bush should have read this book before invading Iraq. "

" Good biography and historic novel. "

" I really enjoyed this book, a fascinating non-comformist woman, and amazing history of the middle east. It's a must read. Sad ending be warned. "

" I couldn't finish this book, I never got into it and was really hoping it would take off, but after reading 1/2 the book I gave up. "

" While this was a fascinating, full read it was just too slow to really keep my attention. I learned a lot. I am glad I read it but I am glad to be done with it. And, when all is said and done, I still don't really know what to think of her. "

" Gertrude Bell was an amazingly cool woman, seemingly fearless ... she could trek across a desert and go where no woman had gone before, but sadly, like many of us, she was not immune to man troubles and heartbreak. "

" I'm glad I read it some parts got a little boring.What a fascinating life she led, in such fascinating times. "

" I've only finished half the book, but I think Gertrude Bell was a fascinating woman. I knew nothing about her prior to this book being recommended for book club. She had a very interesting life. "

" I prefer the other book about Gertude Bell "