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For the first time, the bestselling princess books are available in one ebook. 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. Daughters recounts princess sultanas battle to secure freedoms for her daughters. Princess sultanas daughters jean sasson national library. With princess sultana s circle, the extraordinary story of princess sultana continues. Sultana relates several events in her life to demonstrate the oppression of women in. Readers of princess sultana s true story, princess, were gripped by her powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil within the royal family of saudi. Sultana,princess sultanas daughters and royal desert. She has four mansions on three continents, her own private jet, glittering jewels, designer dresses galore. Princess sultana s daughters paperback by jean sasson.
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There is much humor in the princess seriesespecially with sultana s daughters and that evil brother of hersbut he is a product of that culture. 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. It contains a lot of detail on what happens to sultana s children, and relatives, in saudiarabia. The rape of kuwait, and the bestselling princess trilogy princess. Princess sultana was full sister of late sattam, late majid and late haya. Now jean sasson and princess sultana turn the spotlight on sultana s two teenage daughters, maha and amani. It sold to 43 countries and spent weeks on the new york times bestseller list. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Mar 20, 2014 hi janaina why do you want the two books from the thrilogy if you have got them all compacted in only one bookon the book the arab princesses secret lifeyes it is in the singularthat is the title that was given to the thrilogy in portugal, it has the three books in only one book it has. Translated from arabic into english on november 4, 2002. In the final book circle, sultana saves other women from servitude. The haunting sequel to princess recounts princess sultanas story of her two daughters, growing up within and rebelling against religious zeal and the maledominated society of saudi arabia.
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Readers of princess were gripped by jean sassons powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil. There is much humor in the princess seriesespecially with sultanas daughters and that evil brother of hersbut he is a product of that culture. Sultana is a member of the saudi royal family, closely related to the king. Here we are again in the world of princess sultana. This is somewhat of a followup to jean sassons first book the rape of kuwait. Princess sultanas daughters, by jean sasson, is a biography written in the voice of princess sultana, a supposedly reallife royal princess of saudi arabia under an assumed name. Smashwords princess sultanas daughters a book by jean sasson. Princess sultanas daughters 1995 edition open library. The book is a true story of life behind the veil and exposes the claustrophobic and inhumane treatment meted out to women in saudi arabia.
They were every bit as fascinated by the sequel, daughters of arabia. Her next three books, princess, princess sultanas daughters, and princess sultanas circle, became international sensations as they were the first books to bring to the western world the shocking stories about life for women in saudi arabia. Now, in the compelling sequel, jean sasson and princess sultana turn the spotlight on sultana s two teenage daughters, maha and amani. Readers of princess sultanas extraordinary story, princess, were gripped by her powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil. Like like many a modern parent, i had no clear notion of how to help my most troubled child. Sultana is a saudi arabian princess, a woman born to fabulous, uncountable wealth. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading princess sultanas daughters.
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. Readers of princess sultanas extraordinary biography princess were gripped by her powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil within the royal family of saudi arabia. Smashwords princess sultanas daughters a book by jean. 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. Readers of princess sultanas true story, princess, were gripped by her powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil within the royal family of saudi. 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. 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.
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Buy a cheap copy of princess sultana s daughters book by jean sasson. Time and again, from an early age, princess sultana refused to take no for an answer, holding her own with the best of the men in her family, and most particularly against her cruel brother, ali. Princess sultana lost a bit of my sympathy towards her in this second book of hers. May 02, 2017 the princess trilogy consists of princess, a true story. In daughters of arabia sultana shifted the focus from brutal treatment of women to the lives of her children. Successful tips for a better ebook reading experience. Dec 15, 2010 readers of princess sultana s extraordinary biography princess were gripped by her powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil within the royal family of saudi arabia. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sultana relates several events in her life to demonstrate the oppression of women in saudi arabia and to urge change.
Her funeral was held on 8 july 2008 at the turki bin abdullah mosque in riyadh. With princess sultanas circle, the extraordinary story of princess sultana continues. Visiting with princess sultana alsaud of saudi arabia jean. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Here, the princess turns the spotlight on her two daughters, maha and amani, both teenagers. Princess plagiarism suit provides rare look into literary.
Its hard to feel for her when you read her bragging of her expensive, vaultprotected jewels, her extravagant homes all over the world, her spoilt daughter feeding luxury foods to cats and dogs, her laughing about laughing when two men died at hajj, and her macing of her own cousin to name but a few. Princess sultana s daughters 9780967673752 windsorbrooke books, llc. Readers of princess sultana s extraordinary story, princess, were gripped by her powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil. Sultana is a saudi arabian princess, born to uncountable wealth. Jun 08, 2011 readers of princess were gripped by jean sassons powerful indictment of womens lives behind the veil. Buy princess sultanas daughters by jean sasson online at alibris. Princess plagiarism suit provides rare look into literary arabbashing by richard h. Princess sultana is one courageous and brave woman. Friederike monika adsani is a petite austrian woman with a turnedup nose whose domineering father and acquiescent mother entrusted her education to catholic nuns, against whose strict rules she constantly rebelled. Buy princess sultana s daughters by jean sasson online at alibris. Princess sultana s daughters, by jean sasson, is a biography written in the voice of princess sultana, a supposedly reallife royal princess of saudi arabia under an assumed name. Jan 01, 2010 buy princess sultana s daughters first edition, first ed. Sultana bint abdulaziz died on 7 july 2008, aged 80, after a long illness.
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