Sultana is a saudi arabian princess, born to uncountable wealth. A saudi arabian woman s intimate revelations about sex, love, marriageand the fate of her beautiful daughters behind the veil. 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 and which they take for granted. It contains a lot of detail on what happens to sultanas children, and relatives, in saudiarabia. 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. 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. Now jean sasson and princess sultana turn the spotlight on sultana s two teenage daughters, maha and amani.
Now jean sasson and princess sultana turn the spotlight on sultanas two teenage daughters, maha and amani. Sultana is a pseudonym to protect the identity of the princess the book recounts the life of princess sultana, from childhood in the 1960s to married life and motherhood in. The forced marriage of sultana s niece to a cruel and depraved older man, and sultana s 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. A member of the royal family of saudi arabia, sultana now is married to a progressive prince, but this privileged status does not protect her or her two daughters from the countrys repressive laws against women. Following princess, dealing with womens lives behind the veil within the royal family of saudi arabia, this book now turns the spotlight on princess sultanas teenage daughters, maha and amani.
A note to readers from jean sasson since the revolutions in egypt and tunisia, the. Thus begins this powerful story by najwa bin laden, who married her cousin osama bin laden at the age of 15 to become his first wife and the mother to 11 of his children, and her son, omar bin laden, the fourthborn son of osama bin laden. Jun 09, 2011 princess sultanas circle, the third and final book in the series, will be available as an ebook in the end of august, 2011. Princess sultanas daughters 1995 edition open library. As secondgeneration members of the royal family who have benefited from saudi oil wealth, maha and amani are surrounded by untold readers of princess were gripped by jean sasson s powerful indictment of women s. Here, the princess turns the spotlight on her two daughters, maha and amani, both teenagers. You must know me only as sultana, for i cannot reveal my true name for fear that harm will come to me and my. Princess and princess sultanas daughters by jean sasson. Princess sultanas daughters book summary and study guide. Princess sultana s daughters from dymocks online bookstore. Jan 01, 2010 buy princess sultanas daughters first edition, first ed.
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In the compelling second novel of the princess series, jean sasson and princess sultana turn the spotlight on sultana s two teenage daughters, maha and amani. It, too, allegedly was prepared by jean sasson from notes smuggled to her by the princess. A member of the royal family of saudi arabia, sultana now is married to a progressive prince, but this privileged status does not protect her or her two daughters from the country s repressive laws against women. Smashwords about jean sasson, author of princess, more. As secondgeneration members of the royal family who have benefited from saudi oil wealth, maha and amani are surrounded by untold readers of princess were gripped by jean sassons powerful indictment of womens. Publication date 1994 topics women, princesses publisher. Princess sultanas daughters by jean sasson, jean sasson. 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. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia by jean sasson. Women are not free to choose their husbands, and in many cases. For additional information about jean sasson and her books, or for updates on princess sultana, womens.
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