Princess sultana by jean sasson biography
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Princess
Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd.
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 komma to me and my family for what I am about to tell you.
Think of a Saudi Arabian princess and what do you see? A woman glittering with jewels, living a life of unbelievable luxury. She has gold, palaces, swimming-pools, servants, designer dresses galore. But in reality she lives in a gilded cage. She has no freedom, no vote, no control over her own life, no value but as a bearer of sons. Hidden behind the veil, she is a prisoner, her jailers her father, her husband, her sons.
'Sultana' is a member of the Saudi royal family, closely related to the King. For the sake of her daughters, she decided that it was time for a woman in her position to speak out about the reality of life for women in her country, whatever their rank. She tells of her own life, from her turbulent childhood to her a
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Jean Sasson
American author (born )
Jean P. Sasson | |
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| Born | (age7475) Troy, Alabama, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Period | –present |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notable works | Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia |
Jean P. Sasson (born ,[1]Troy, Alabama, United States) is an American writer whose work mainly centers around women in the Middle East.
Biography
[edit]Growing up in a small town, Sasson found adventure between the pages of books. Her strong desire to uproot herself from her rural surroundings led her to jump at the opportunity to work and travel abroad. In she traveled to Saudi Arabia to work in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh as an administrative coordinator of medical affairs.,[2] where she met Peter Sasson, her future husband. They married in and Sasson left the hospital after four years of service, but the couple remained in Saudi Arabia until
Sasson is currently based i