Driving the Saudis--#54 finished

This was a quick sort of easy read about an out of work or maybe looking for work in Hollywood actor/producer/screen writer, etc.  She talks about her struggles to find work and needing to pickup a job to pay rent and many other jobs.  She took a chauffeur job that mostly was at night so she could still go to auditions, etc.  While doing this a large Saudi family was coming to Hollywood and needed 30 some chauffeurs and she agreed to it--there was a sort of understanding that a large tip would be had at end.  It was basically a 24 hour 7 day a week on call job with around 7 weeks covering it.  Crazy to read about what they brought over, the servants, luggage, cash (again) etc.  Since author was only female chauffeur she drove only the women, no man would think about riding with her--except for the male hairdresser of a princess.  She got to see their shopping craziness, taking them to & from plastic surgery, running errands to pickup crazy things they wanted.  A lot of humor in here but also some serious stuff--servants that were basically indentured and maybe for life to the family.  A conversation with one of the servants that expressed hatred to Jewish people--hatred to point where Allah should kill them all.  Just an insane mindset that really makes one worry about things getting any kind of peaceful resolution in Middle East.  This book is from 2012 so while 14 years ago, can't believe much has changed either.

There are 5 WL for this book on PBS.  This was a Thriftbooks pickup for me.  Might be one I loan out first before putting on to PBS.