Title
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson -Hardcover
Sultana is a member of the Saudi royal family, closely related to the king. For the sake of her daughters, she has decided to take the risk of speaking out about the life of women in her country, regardless of their rank. She must hide her identity for fear that the religious leaders in her country would call for her death to punish her honesty. Only a woman in her position could possibly hope to escape from being revealed and punished, despite her cloak of anonymity.
She tells of her own life, from her turbulent childhood to her arranged marriage, a happy one until her husband decided to displace her by taking a second wife, and of the lives of her sisters, her friends, and her servants.
Although they share affection, confidence and an easy camaraderie within the confines of the women's quarters, they also share a history of appalling oppressions, everyday occurrences that in any other culture would be seen as shocking human rights violations: thirteen-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age, young women killed by drowning, stoning, or isolation in the "woman's room," a padded, windowless cell where women are confined with neither light nor conversation until death claims them. Servants are forced into sexual servitude and severely beaten if they attempt escape.
By speaking out, Sultana risks bringing the wrath of the Saudi establishment upon her head and the heads of her children. In the barren, hopeless wasteland that is the life of Saudi women today, free speech is punishable by death. But by telling her story to a Western writer, Sultana has allowed us to see beyond the veils of this secret society, to the heart of a nation where sex, money, and power reign supreme.
About the Author
Jean Sasson is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Rape of Kuwait. She lived in Saudi Arabia for over ten years and during that time became the friend and confidante of Sultana. She now divides her time among Europe, the Middle East, and the southern United States.
Product details
- Publisher : William Morrow & Company; First Edition (September 1, 1992)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0688116752
- ISBN-13 : 978-0688116750
- Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.44 x 1.06 x 9.58 inches
- Condition: Used-Fine
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Sultana is a member of the Saudi royal family, closely related to the king. For the sake of her daughters, she has decided to take the risk of speaking out about the life of women in her country, regardless of their rank. She must hide her identity for fear that the religious leaders in her country would call for her death to punish her honesty. Only a woman in her position could possibly hope to escape from being revealed and punished, despite her cloak of anonymity.
She tells of her own life, from her turbulent childhood to her arranged marriage, a happy one until her husband decided to displace her by taking a second wife, and of the lives of her sisters, her friends, and her servants.
Although they share affection, confidence and an easy camaraderie within the confines of the women's quarters, they also share a history of appalling oppressions, everyday occurrences that in any other culture would be seen as shocking human rights violations: thirteen-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age, young women killed by drowning, stoning, or isolation in the "woman's room," a padded, windowless cell where women are confined with neither light nor conversation until death claims them. Servants are forced into sexual servitude and severely beaten if they attempt escape.
By speaking out, Sultana risks bringing the wrath of the Saudi establishment upon her head and the heads of her children. In the barren, hopeless wasteland that is the life of Saudi women today, free speech is punishable by death. But by telling her story to a Western writer, Sultana has allowed us to see beyond the veils of this secret society, to the heart of a nation where sex, money, and power reign supreme.
About the Author
Jean Sasson is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Rape of Kuwait. She lived in Saudi Arabia for over ten years and during that time became the friend and confidante of Sultana. She now divides her time among Europe, the Middle East, and the southern United States.
Product details
- Publisher : William Morrow & Company; First Edition (September 1, 1992)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0688116752
- ISBN-13 : 978-0688116750
- Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.44 x 1.06 x 9.58 inches
- Condition: Used-Fine
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