The powerful true story of princess sultana alsaud continues in the third book of the harrowing princess series. Her funeral was held on 8 july 2008 at the turki bin abdullah mosque in riyadh. Does princess sultana really exist and if so why hasnt. This first book in the nonfiction trilogy describes the true life of princess sultana, a princess in the royal house of saudi arabia where she lives in a gilded cage with no freedom and no control over her own life. Princess sultana, mayada alaskari and jean sasson youtube. Sep 12, 2010 please beware when a new edition of the princess book appears. The book highlights the problems of muslim women in a modern world and traces the various crimes against women through many stories. Mar 21, 2007 the book purported to be based upon the diaries of princess sultana, an alias for a petite, snubnosed granddaughter of king abdul aziz ibn saud, founder of the modern kingdom of saudi arabia.
Sultana is a saudi arabian princess, a woman born to fabulous, uncounta. Click download or read online button to get princess sultana book now. It was lent to my wife by a friend, i casually started reading the blurb and found it so engrossing i was a couple of hundred pages in before i realised the time. A fascinating look at the lifestyles of the rich and saudi. Princess was like a caged bird who is trapped in golden cage, but not allowed to fly. Apr 15, 2016 neither princess nor daughters of arabia provide evidences of sultanas struggle. I strongly recommend this book to everyone who is interested in life in saudi arabia and violations of human rights. For the first time, the new york times bestselling princess books are available in one ebook. Sasson first met sultana, the saudi princess, at an italian embassy in 1985. Jean sasson simply incorporates a new fake letter from the nonexistent princess sultana and informs readers on the book s front or back cover that this book is now updated with a new chapter and a letter from princess sultana from saudi arabia. Sultana is a member of the saudi arabian royal family, a group of people thought of as privileged and pampered. This is somewhat of a followup to jean sassons first book the rape of kuwait.
Princess sultanas daughters by jean sasson, jean sasson. A true story of lifebehind the veil in saudi arabia will make a shiver run down your spine. A good read about condition of women in saudi, even princess face same pathetic conditions. Hidden behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, and her country. It claims to be a true story, detailing gender inequalities experienced by saudi arabian women. Princess sultanas circle by jean sasson 2010, paperback. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia, and princess sultanas daughters, and more. They were every bit as fascinated by the sequel, daughters of arabia. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia available in paperback or as an e book on your kindle or nook princess describes the life of princess sultana al saud, a princess in the royal house of saudi arabia. A member of the royal family of saudi arabia, sultana now is married to a prog. To a large extent, the book holds true to the lives of saudi women at the time such as a lack of proper education, forced marriages, and honor killings.
Jean sasson on joys and fears of a princess books gulf news. Sep 27, 1992 at first reluctant to do the book because she thought no one in the western world cared about the plight of saudi women, sasson, who met sultana at an embassy party in riyadh in 1983, changed her. In my opinion, princess will make you laugh, cry, curse, and wish to help the women in saudi arabia. Aug 22, 2019 despite having a decadent palace, four mansions on three continents, and opulent jewels from an adoring husband, saudi princess sultana al saud refuses to let the glitz of the royal lifestyle or the antics of the royal family distract her from the truth. The current king, abdullah, is a man of common sense who is using his position of authority to help.
Sultana reveals her life as told to her friend jean sasson. Id been waiting for this book to come out since ages. Apr 06, 2020 princess sultana is said to be a woman from one of the highest royal families in saudi arabia. Translated from arabic into english on november 4, 2002. 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. Isbn 0857522426 transworld doubleday uk publisher august 28, 2014 princess, more tears to cry is the fourth in the princess sultana series about the worlds most beloved saudi princess, princess sultana. She reportedly kept diaries detailing the gutwrenching treatment of saudi women and passed her story on to an author named jean p. If an ounce of compassion exists in your heart, princess. Princess sultana also tells me that two of her cousins, king abdullahs daughters, encourage their father to pursue this important course, which has opened the way for more. The princess is a treasure of a woman, always inspiring and doing her best to help the situation for women. Blindness of sultana on the royal family and the kings rule was simply ridiculous in this book. Plagiarism suit on parallel tales of arab wives the new york times.
Princess sultana is said to be a woman from one of the highest royal families in saudi arabia. Feb 24, 2019 the most notable of these friendships was between sasson and princess sultana, the princess about whose life the princess trilogy tells. The identity of sultana a pseudonym is concealed to assure her safety. She was the daughter of king abdulaziz, and his twelfth wife, mudhi.
Princess sultana download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This is the third of three books dealing with the plight of muslim women in saudi arabia specifically, and of muslim women throughout the world. Sultana claimed that saudi king did not have options to advance and change his country, that the king could not do anything without consent of saudi clerics. Apr 15, 2016 sultana does not need to be a real person because the book illustrates perceptions of many saudi women. The author on what the fourth book in the series is all about, why the lady keeps her identity secret, and his plans for the future. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Jean sasson on joys and fears of a princess books gulf. Now, in this longawaited, compelling new book, sasson and the princess sultana return to tell the world what it means to be a saudi woman. This book is a must read for every womens rights activist and human rights activist worldwide. Doubleday published the hardcover edition of princess. 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. A true story of life behind the veil is another pageturner related by princess sultana. See all books authored by jean sasson, including princess.
After the forced marriage of her niece to a cruel, depraved older man and her discovery of the harem of sex slaves kept by a royal cousin, princess sultana is more determined than ever to fight the oppression of women in saudi arabia. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia by. Princess is a testimony to a woman of indomitable spirit and great courage. Princess 2 is a great read, as gripping as the first princess book. Princess sultana was full sister of late sattam, late majid and late haya. Visiting with princess sultana alsaud of saudi arabia. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia, princess sultanas daughters, princess sultanas circle, and. Pdf princess sultana s daughters download full pdf book. Sultana was brave educated and intelligent, still she suffered alot due to patriarchy. Dec 10, 20 windowcolquhoun810 commented on visiting with princess sultana alsaud of saudi arabia. Hidden behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father. Hh princess ameerah altaweel interview by christiane amanpour on her cnn program.
Sultana is a saudi arabian princess, a woman born more. The rules of saudi arabia are brought through well in the events described by sultana. I think this might be the saddest book i ever read. 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. Sultana bint abdulaziz died on 7 july 2008, aged 80, after a long illness. Hi wendy, im really glad that the books impacted your life.
Jean sassons book princess on the life events of a saudi princess gives great insights on the lives of saudi women in the 90s. On the surface, it would seem that princess sultana of saudi arabia. It is not necessary to have read the first book to follow and understand this one but it does provide useful background and makes it easier to understand the behaviour and thoughts of the princess. Yet there is a darker side to sultana s life, and the lives of many women in saudi arabia. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia. The book continues the story of the saudi princess, princess sultana, now a grandmother of three grandkids. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia, her second book, chronicles the life of sultana, a purported saudi princess. Sultana, a saudi princess from one of the highestranked families, smuggled her diaries and her story to author sasson, who has written a skillful but heartwrenching tale about the life of women in saudi arabia. Like princess sultana, i believe that it is unfair about the men in our families getting away with everything but we girls have to keep our virtue. The princess purportedly was raised in the luxurious palace of a cruel and domineering father and a kind but overly acquiescent mother. Princess recounts the life of saudi princess, sultana, from childhood in the 60s to her own motherhood in the 90s.
As in her previous bestselling accounts of the lifestyles of the superwealthy royals in oilrich saudi arabia, princess and the rape of kuwait, sasson writes in. The world twisted and turned in many directions on that dark day when airplanes piloted by men from my own land sliced holes into buildings, holes into many human hearts, and altered the world from the highest mountains to the deepest seas. Here, the princess turns the spotlight on her two daughters, maha and amani, both teenagers. Jean sasson books list of books by author jean sasson thriftbooks. Princess will move you to tears and you will never forget dramatic experiences of saudi woman. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arab. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia written by jean sasson. Princess describes the life of princess sultana al saud, a princess in the royal house of saudi arabia. Sultana relates several events in her life to demonstrate the oppression of women in saudi arabia and to urge change. Princess sasson audiobooks listen to the full series.
This book follows the life of princess sultana s children. With princess sultana s circle, the extraordinary story of princess sultana continues. Sasson, who allegedly then used the journals to write a book, princess. The nook book ebook of the the complete princess trilogy. At first reluctant to do the book because she thought no one in the western world cared about the plight of saudi women, sasson, who met sultana at an embassy party in.