![]() Desperately, she turns to extravagant shopping and alcohol for relief. This angry and rebellious woman's attempts to satisfy her ""lifelong desire"" to alleviate the suffering of other women are frustrated, however, by her all-powerful kinsmen. But Princess Sultana, a member of the large royal family Al Sa'ud, finds the mistreatment of women surrounding her appalling, even though it is part of the culture in which she was born and raised. American readers will find the tales here astonishing in many ways-from camping trips to the desert complete with Persian rugs, a cadre of servants and a fleet of 25 Mercedes-Benzes, to harems of imprisoned young sex slaves. ![]() Sasson, who lived in Saudi Arabia from 1978 to 1990, offers an intimate view of a culture radically unlike the West. As in her previous bestselling accounts of the lifestyles of the super-wealthy royals in oil-rich Saudi Arabia, Princess and The Rape of Kuwait, Sasson writes in the voice of her real-life friend, Princess Sultana. ![]()
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