Castles in the Sand

A true life experience of an American expatriate who through no fault of his, was thrown out of work during the economic recession of the 70's, and grabbed at the first life preserver tossed his way, a job in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With a family and a dog to support, and at an age when prospective employers looked at anyone over 50 with a jaundiced eye, the odds of his landing a job were stacked against him. Answering a call from Avco International Services for an interview, he stepped into an eleven-year odyssey of fulfilling contracts in various parts of the desert kingdom.The story is set in a loose chronological order. Beginning with his being notified of the closing down of his retail division, the invitation and acceptance for employment in a far off land few knew anything about, and the weird almost unbelievable daily occurrences where much to his dismay he discovers that his adversaries are not the Arabs, but well entrenched expatriate co-workers.The ongoing battle of witsbetween the "Bosses" who knew little and cared less, and the "New Boy" on the block, forced the author to reassess his priorities in order to survive the determined efforts by a few, to have him declared Persona-non-grata and deported. Not to be outdone, The SaudiGross, Frederick W. is the author of 'Castles in the Sand', published 2003 under ISBN 9781413414820 and ISBN 1413414826.