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Book Reviews of Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia

Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Princess A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Author: Jean P. Sasson
ISBN-13: 9780380719181
ISBN-10: 0380719185
Publication Date: 4/1997
Pages: 283
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 90 ratings
Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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26 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 79 more book reviews
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it provided a great first person into the life of an arabian princess as a child til the age of elderly..
nascargal avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 352 more book reviews
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This is a truly shocking book about the deplorable way Saudi women are treated.
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a very interesting, if disturbing account of life behind the veil for women in Saudi Arabia. I have now also read the sequel. This is an autobiography of an actual Saudi princess and her struggle for a share of control in her life. Passed from father to husband like cattle, Saudi women have little role to play in their country's destiny at the moment. If you like this type of book, you must read Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks which is a collection of articles written about women throughout the Muslim world as Geraldine lived and worked abroad as a reporter.
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This book is a real eye-opener. A must read for all women!
reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 115 more book reviews
Moving book, hard to imagine women living this way, even in present times.
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A fascinating read for anyone (especially a woman) of the restrictive life of a Saudi upper class woman, a member of the enormous royal family.
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Really enjoyed this inside look at a true Arabian princess....interesting story, great information presented in a well-written book.
ttbeachbum avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 2 more book reviews
This is a sad read of a culture I did not know much about.
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One of many thousands of princesses in Saudi Arabia telling her side of the story about what life is like for Arabian women. She's spoiled and selfish. It may be easy to pity her but if she was so hard put upon why did she leave London when she was free? When her DAUGHTER was free! Difficult to take her seriously. Remember, in every castle lies a dungeon.
imnellen avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 246 more book reviews
I think this book is wonderful - scary - and a dose of reality of how some women are forced to live. I am so thankful I am a woman in America!
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Eye opening, disturbing account of the lives of women in Saudi Arabia.
reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 28 more book reviews
Fascinating and scary account of living as a woman in Saudi Arabia
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The book is truly mesmorizing. The life a woman endures in the middle east is so far beyond ou American grasp of understanding that just reading this book takes a near suspension of belief. A must read!
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A really good story.
Iluvgoldens avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 104 more book reviews
Wow, makes you so glad to be an american woman.
CozyLover avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 335 more book reviews
This book makes your really glad that you live in a country where women are not chattel, where we have a voice, an identity and the ability to become something other than a man's property. At risk to her own life, Sultana has spoken out and revealed the truth about what being a woman in Saudi Arabia is really like. Even Princesses have no rights. Even they are considered worthless. Heartbreaking!
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A very good acct on what it is lie living in the arab world. The women are no more than property to the man. shocking accts on life behind the veil.
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Having lived there it seems very beliveable.
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I didn't realize things were quite this bad... but I admire the Princess for her tenacity and dreams. Sasson, the ghostwriter, creates a sensitive, yet enthralling narrative... and I'm looking forward to reading the sequels... and wishing there was something else I could do to help besides pray.
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You will be shocked as you read about the plight of women in Saudi Arabia; even those of royalty. A must read!
Elaine
Erinyes avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on + 279 more book reviews
Riveting! I could not put it down. Absolutely unbelievable. A must read.
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Very shocking and sad... if you are interest in human rights, this is a book for you to read. Very personal and detailed. DG
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A really good look into the Saudi womens life. Extremely good book.
Bernie avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on
Very interesting look at how women are treated and why in Saudi Arabia. Not my normal reading genre, but I couldn't put it down.
murder101 avatar reviewed Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia on
Not my type of book .
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Great biography