![]() "Must-reading for anyone interested in human rights. "A chilling story.a vivid account of an air-conditioned nightmare." -Entertainment Weekly "Absolutely riveting and profoundly sad." -People magazine PRAISE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PRINCESS: But by telling her story to Jean Sasson, Sultana allows us to see beyond the veils of this secret society, to the heart of a nation where sex, money, and power reign supreme. ![]() ![]() Year Published: 2000 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1st Edition / 1st Printing. In speaking out, Sultana risks bringing the wrath of the Saudi establishment upon her head. Princess Sultanas Circle Publisher: Windsor-Brooke Books, LLC, Woodstock, N.Y. Since then the author has written 2 other books in the series (including the newest book, Princess, More Tears to Cry that was just published), as well as. ![]() Hidden behind her black floor-length veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, her sons, and her country.įor the sake of her daughters, Sultana has decided to take the risk of speaking out about the life of women in her country: thirteen-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age, young women killed by drowning, stoning, or isolation in the women's room, a padded, windowless cell where women are confined with neither light nor conversation until death claims them. But in reality, Sultana has no freedom or control over her own life, no value but as a bearer of sons. ![]() Sultana Al-Sa'ud, a Saudi Arabian Princess, has four mansions on three continents, her own private jet, glittering jewels, and designer dresses galore. ![]()
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