Mr. Soapystone

An endearing story of the love between a mother and daughter

When we lived in Saudi, my daughter and I used to love going shopping to the souks and glamorous shopping malls, but some of our best and most unique finds were on the tabletops of local vendors who plied their wares to the expatriate communities living in Western compounds.  One such purchase (which my daughter made) was of a lion made out of soapstone…