Kat asked Linda Holeman:

ok, I am off to Indigo to buy The Linnet Bird and The Lost Souls of Angelkova and In a Far Country is another I will pick up. I have already checked and them have them. Basically, I don't want The Saffron Gate to end! Soooo good. One last question if I may - when you visited Marakesh did you also abandon your western clothing and dress in the kaftan, haik and veil? Kind regards, Kat.

Linda Holeman Great, Kat! I hope you were able to get what you wanted. As to your question, I didn't didn't actually abandon my western clothing, but did dress in a culturally respectful way. Sometimes I wore a head cover, especially in the smaller villages. But many Moroccan women in the cities dress in European-style clothing, or some combination of their own culture and the general western world fashions. I felt comfortable with my choices, and was never made to feel that I stood out...but I was definitely aware, as I am in every country I go to, of proper attire and manners, so as to honour that country.

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