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A note to readers from jean sasson since the revolutions in egypt and tunisia, the violence in libya, and the unrest spreading through bahrain, yemen, and iran, ive received many letters from readers who are turning to princess and its sequels, princess sultanas daughters and princess sultanas. Life behind the veil in saudi arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller. I have read jean sassons book for years and all of the books in the princess trilogy are true stories. Princess describes the true life of a princess in the royal house of saudi arabia where she lives in a gilded cage with no control over her own life. The forced marriage of sultanas niece to a cruel and depraved older man, and sultanas discovery of the harem of sex slaves kept by a royal cousin, makes this brave royal princess more determined than ever pdf to fight the oppression of women in saudi arabia.
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Princess sultana even gave the author her personal diary to use to write the book princess. Princess sultanas daughters by jean sasson overdrive. From minute one, sultana got the message that only men mattered. In the final book circle, sultana saves other women from servitude. In the compelling second novel of the princess series, jean sasson and princess sultana turn the spotlight on sultanas two teenage daughters, maha and amani. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read princess. Princess more tears to cry isbn 9780857522429 pdf epub jean. With princess sultana s circle, the extraordinary story of princess sultana continues. All of jean sassons books are difficult to put down. Now jean sasson and princess sultana turn the spotlight on sultana s two teenage daughters, maha and amani.
I also got the same feeling, reading the other 2 books that the author wrote in the trilogy. They have all opened my eyes to an entirely new world that i never even knew existed. As second generation members of the royal family who have benefited from saudi oil wealth, maha and amani have been surrounded by untold opulence and luxury since the day they were born. Princess sultanas circle by jean sasson, paperback barnes. Nothing makes me happier than buying books for low prices. As secondgeneration members of the royal family who have benefited from saudi oil wealth, maha and amani are surrounded by untold opulence and luxury from the day they were born.
Eager to see the world outside her tiny southern town of 800 people, jean jumped at the opportunity to travel and work abroadspecifically at the king faisal specialist hospital and research centre in riyadh, saudi arabia. Princess sultanas daughters by jean sasson alibris. Through jean sasson, sultana, a member of saudi arabian royal family, tells about shocking life behind the vail. A note to readers from jean sasson since the revolutions in egypt and tunisia, the violence in libya, and the unrest spreading through bahrain, yemen, and iran, ive received many letters from readers who are turning to princess and its sequels, princess sultanas daughters and princess sultanas circle. Does princess sultana really exist and if so why hasnt. But that is not the focus of the book still it is part of the culture and is emotionally upsetting to consider. The forced marriage of sultanas niece to a cruel and depraved older man, and sultanas discovery of the harem of sex slaves kept by a royal cousin, makes this brave royal princess more determined than ever to fight the oppression of women in saudi arabia. Here we are again in the world of princess sultana. Oct 01, 2002 buy princess trilogy by sasson, jean isbn. Buy a cheap copy of princess sultanas circle book by jean sasson. The nook book ebook of the the complete princess trilogy. Readers of princess have been gripped by jean sassons highly effective indictment of girlss lives behind the veil. Jean sasson has 25 books on goodreads with 125335 ratings.
This is somewhat of a followup to jean sasson s first book the rape of kuwait. In 1985, she met princess sultana, who inspired the widely acclaimed princess trilogy. Princess sultanas daughters and princess sultanas circle. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia, princess sultanas daughters, and. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia, and princess sultanas daughters, and more. For thousands of years, women in saudi arabia has earned no respect, given no identity as if invisible, and were treated like sexual objects. There are only a few places where you can purchase cheap books in dubai. In daughters of arabia sultana shifted the focus from brutal treatment of women to the lives of her children. I have been reading the book princess by jean sasson. This is somewhat of a followup to jean sassons first book the rape of kuwait. She speaks about the way the women of saudi arabia, including those in the royal households, are dominated over completely by the men. Jun 08, 2011 readers of princess were gripped by jean sasson s powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil.
Friederike monika adsani is a petite austrian woman with a turnedup nose whose domineering father and acquiescent mother entrusted her education to catholic nuns. See all books authored by jean sasson, including princess. And specially with women like princess sultana, mayada, jean sasson and many more to come, all this is possible. Jean later worked as freelance writer in lebanon and kuwait, conducting. One of my favourite places is house of prose, a secondhand bookstore, where i bought princess a book that you can see in every bookstore around the city through jean sasson, sultana, a member of saudi arabian royal family, tells about shocking life behind the. Buy princess princess series new ed by sasson, jean isbn. Jean sasson grew up in a small town in alabamaher mind always in a book and her hands always searching for something new to read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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