The Gulf Between Us is a novel by Geraldine Bedell

Geraldine Bedell

Geraldine Bedell is a British novelist. She is a writer for The Observer. She is married to Charles Leadbeater and sister of Elaine Bedell....

. The novel is a romantic comedy set in a fictional Gulf emirate.
The book drew wide public attention when the author was disinvited from a planned appearance at the first International Festival of Literature in Dubai, scheduled to begin on February 26, 2009, because The Gulf Between Us was discovered by festival organizers to feature a homosexual sheikh.
Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...

cancelled her scheduled appearance at the book festival in protest.