Princess: The True Story of Life Inside Saudi Arabia’s Royal Family, Princess, Book 1

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Princess: The True Story of Life Inside Saudi Arabia’s Royal Family by Jean Sasson: In a land where kings still rule, I am a princess. You must know me only as Sultana, for I cannot reveal my true name for fear that harm will come to me and my family. Born into luxury with mansions on three continents, jewels, servants and a private jet, Sultana is nonetheless a prisoner—valued only as a bearer of sons, hidden behind a black veil, with no freedom, no vote and no control over her own life. This is her story—from a privileged childhood, arranged marriage and the day her husband took a second wife, to the lives of her sisters, friends and servants. In contrast to the glamour is a history of everyday oppression: forced marriages of thirteen-year-old girls, women drowned or stoned, or imprisoned in windowless cells, simply for existing.