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I bought this on a whim, knowing nothing about this woman. Turns out, she fascinated me. She was a very courageous soul in the melding of two very different cultures.

I don't usually read memoirs, but this one looked interesting. I am so glad I did not pass it up.
This is a wonderfully written book that offers an honest insight into life in the middle east as it is in the country of Jordan. It opened my eyes to the role the media plays in misleading the public about political affairs.

This was a very interesting book. I have to say, I didn’t agree with a lot of the politics mentioned in this book. However, this book was loaded with great info on the Israel/Palestinian conflict, Iran/Iraq war. The 6- day war, etc. I thought the perspective was very unique. An American born woman who marries the King of Jordan and becomes a Muslim. How unique can you get. If her intention was to show what a kind and peaceful man King Hussein was, she nailed it. If all was true, he was definitely a great man. I wasn’t that impressed with her. I felt she was a bit pompous. Especially about the part where her mother was forbidden to call her Lisa and was forced to call her Noor. I felt Noor was very influenced by her love for the King. She did have her own ideas but they seemed to be extremely liberal and biased. But, this was definitely a different view point for me. Although I did not agree with a lot of the politics with this book, I enjoyed this book immensely

I thought this book was well done and quite interesting politically about the Middle East. Queen Noor's point of view is obviously quite different from Israel's and the US's point of view. Two points are well worth considering. 1.How different the world would be if students could attend Peace Academies instead of Military Academies. 2. Rewriting history -- Palestinians being displaced from their homeland by the Israelis vs. no one was living in the land that Israel took -- the Palestinians only arrived after the Israelis began to settle there in search of the jobs the Israelis were creating in their settlement of the area. But, no matter how you look at it, she has led a fascinating life.

An absolutely wonderful book. What a love story and an inspiring LEAP OF FAITH. Definitely worth the read.

I found this book to be very interesting. Born and raised in America her life greatly changed after she met King Hussine and eventually married him helping to raise his three young children and get along with his older children while having her own children, all while taking on the role of being a Queen. Learned alot about the country Jordan and the difficulties of living in that area.