Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
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Born in 1951 to a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Najeeb Halaby became the fourth wife of King Hussein at age 27. With her husband being not only Jordan's monarch but the spiritual leader of all Muslims, Lisa was unsure what her role would be. This moving memoir provides a timely look at one woman's story against a backdrop of 30 turbulent years: the displacement of over 1 million Palestinians by the creation of Israel, King Hussein's frustrated efforts for peace, and the effect of Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War on Jordan and the royal family. Queen Noor offers intimate new glimpses of King Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Queen Elizabeth, Arafat, and many other world leaders. New York Times Book Review Candid...an affecting wifely portrait of King Hussein.
Chapter 1First Impressions1Chapter 2Roots9Chapter 3Tehran Journal35Chapter 4An Audience with the King45Chapter 5A Leap of Faith79Chapter 6Honeymoon at Gleneagles105Chapter 7A Young Bride in the Royal Household127Chapter 8Pomp and Circumstance145Chapter 9One Crisis after Another155Chapter 10America through New Eyes189Chapter 11At Home and Abroad219Chapter 12"Women Hold Up Half the Sky"245Chapter 13Parenthood269Chapter 14Growing Pains289Chapter 15Prelude to War299Chapter 16Fire in the Gulf327Chapter 17Test of Faith337Chapter 18A Day Like No Other351Chapter 19The Edge of the Abyss383Chapter 20The White Bird399Chapter 21The Skies Cried423Epilogue437
