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From Publishers Weekly

Anyone who loved The King and I will readily warm to the love story of Queen Noor and the late King Hussein of Jordan. Born in America in 1951 as Lisa Halaby, Noor came from a wealthy, well-connected family and was part of Princeton's first co-ed class. Her father's aviation business produced a chance meeting with King Hussein in 1976, and a year or two later Noor realized the king was courting her. He was 41, she was 26. The rumor mills buzzed: was she the next Grace Kelly? Before long, the king renamed her Noor (light in Arabic), and she converted to Islam. They were married in the summer of 1978. From this point on, her story is mostly his, mainly covering his attempts to broker peace in the Middle East. There are meetings with Arafat, Saddam Hussein, American presidents and other leaders. Noor details Hussein's struggles to create Arab unity and his vision of peaceful coexistence with Israel. Her own activities developing village-based economic self-sufficiency projects and improving Jordan's medical, educational and cultural facilities take second place to her husband's struggles on the world stage. And while she occasionally acknowledges her domestic difficulties, Noor is careful not to allow personal problems to become any more than asides. Her pleasing memoir ends with the king's death after his struggle with cancer, although readers may suspect that this smart, courageous woman will remain a world presence for years to come.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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From Booklist

The word unexpected in the book's subtitle refers to the fact that this American-born, Princeton-educated woman was in the beginning stages of a career in urban planning when, rather suddenly, she married the much older and thrice-married king of Jordan. Queen Noor offers a vastly informative and even fascinating memoir of her life from her childhood in an Arab American family, daughter of a very successful man in politics and business (including a stint as director of the Federal Aviation Administration), to her tenure as consort of the charismatic King Hussein, who died in 1999 of cancer. Her Majesty naturally adopts a Jordanian perspective in her reminiscences; we are not surprised when she posits, for instance, that "Jews, Muslims, and Christians had lived peacefully in the Middle East and indeed in Palestine for centuries. It was not until the rise of Zionism and the creation of Israel that animosities took root." As the woman who stood behind one of the major players in the Middle East in the second half of the twentieth century, Queen Noor brings a unique perspective to the contemporary history of the region. With this book's release, the articulate, engaging and photogenic author will undoubtedly be on the talk-show circuit, so librarians should be prepared for demand. Brad HooperCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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Product details

Hardcover: 480 pages

Publisher: Miramax; 1 edition (March 18, 2003)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0786867175

ISBN-13: 978-0786867172

Product Dimensions:

6.1 x 9.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

3.9 out of 5 stars

222 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#393,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

One of the best books I’ve ever read. I’m half Jordanian and I grew up hearing the songs dedicated to King Hussein and dancing to them. I remember seeing her on Larry king live when I was in 9. This book was very sentimental to me. I nearly cried when I read his mentioning of her in his last letter. She also shed gave me thorough understanding of the palistinian Israeli conflict. I nearly cried at the end when I finished the book. Worth the read for sure and I’ll always keep the book.❤️❤️❤️

Wish everyone would read Queen Noor's book. So much of what we have been told even by own government has been untrue, and harmful to Jordan, and undeserving for all that King Hussein did and tried to do to avoid the Iraq war. My eyes were opened and I admire her for her strength, perseverance, and power as a good human being.

This book is definitely a very good read. Of course it's a love story, a bit of a privileged life, and often quite serious, BUT it makes clear the issues in the Middle East. So important to understand. Of all the books I've read, and there are many, this one fits in the "Important" category. It should be a best seller. I highly recommend it.

I am always asking, "what did the author edit?" She wants her husband and her adopted country to look the best in this book. Since the book has ended, she spends most of her time in England.....Times and politics change, so Queen Noor is not in favor as she was once.The memoirs were well written, but a timeline of events and a map would have helped me understand the region and the events of which she was writing.

I bought this book as part of my quest to learn more about Jordan after a recent visit there but only read it after my second visit to that country.I had already read Avi Shlaim's Lion of Jordan (Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace (Vintage)) and King Abdullah II's book (Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril), so was not looking for an historical account, but for something more personal. Queen Noor's book is certainly a personal account, with enough historical context. Her love for her husband and her adopted country are both obvious and her writing gives some personal insights while maintaining the privacy of the royal family of Jordan and that of her own family.It is an easy book to read and will provide another perspective from which to view Arabs, Muslims and the Middle East - something which is greatly needed.

Somewhat of a misnomer. Only a few pages are about the Queen.Most of it is a hagiography of King Hussein. If pitched as such, I'd buy a lot more.

Queen Noor is inspiring. The book (because it is so interesting) leaves the reader wanting to know more about her, the Royal family, Jordan, and the Middle East. However, Queen Noor is easily the most fascinating figure in this story and I'm so glad she wrote her story now, not later as she contemplated. After reading the entire book, the only criticism I had was that she compared the American GOVERNMENT'S views with European CITIZENS' views (concluding that Americans are more narrow minded about the situation with Israel). My reaction was that she should compare governments with governments and people with people. Although our government is pro-Israel to an extreme, I think most of the general citizens believe our government should be neutral (just as the European citizens believe). However, we never have any political candidates who stand on that platform. Anyway, I'm sure it was an unintentional mis-comparison and though it struck a nerve, this was a good read. The reviewers who say she does not open up enough (in my view) miss the point of her reserved character, the Muslim honor and privacy belief system, and Noor's dignity. For goodness sake, she even said she almost never held hands with her husband in public. Why would she disgrace her family honor now by publishing a tell-all book? Instead, she showed her intelligence, but also her respect for her husband, family, and country. I agree her politics are slanted to her view (and to her country's view) but face it, it's her book.

I found Truth in this book that was never shared about King Hussein and the efforts to lead to lasting peace in that region. Things shared in this book were kept from us by the US Govt. and the US News reports about the Israeli aggression and blocking a lasting peace with the behind the scenes collaborations between the US and Israel. King Hussein was a man much like Ghandi and other modern day saints. His efforts for peace were always obstructed by Israels refusal to completely return to only the land given them in the 1948 aggreement establishing the nation of Israel which was done unfairly for the Palestinians. We only have our US Govt. and the Israeli Govt. for the hatred of the Jews and the rise of terrorism in the world. All they wanted was an equal distribution of the land and the Palestinians right to independence as a nation. You can easily deduct this from reading this book for yourself. Before WWI the US kept out of world politics. Since then our involement has created many Problems for us at home and abroad, a huge war machine and many of our men and women dying for what?We have plenty of injustices in our own country to resolve instead of undermining stituations elsewhere in the world! Queen Noor,thank you for writing your account of your husbands peace efforts!

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