Daughter of Arabia
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As
you should know Tuesdays is book blog day were we talk about one
particular book and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on
Daughters of Arabia (also under the title of Princess Sultana's
Daughters) by Jean Sasson.
Here the princess turns the spotlight on her two daughters Maha and Amani, both teenagers. Surrounded by untold opulence and luxury from the day they were born, but stifled by the unbearably restrictive lifestyle imposed on them, they reacted in equally desperate ways.
Their dramatic and shocking stories, together with many more which concern other members of Sultana's huge family, are set against a rich backdrop of Saudi Arabian culture and social mores which she depicts with equal colour and authenticity. We learn for example, of the fascinating ritual of the world-famous annual pilgrimage to Makkah as we accompany the princess and her family to this holiest of cities. Throughout, however, she never tires of her quest to expose the injustices which her society levels against women. In her courageous campaign to improve the lot of her own daughters of Arabia, Princess Sultana once more strikes a cord amongst women who are lucky enough to have the freedom to speak out for themselves.
Daughters of Arabia Good Reads Page.
Daughters of Arabia were first published in 1994 by Doubleday (UK) and Bantam Books, several reprints have happened as such in 2004 and 2010 respectively. I went looking for this book in my local Waterstones after I'd finished reading the first at my local library, I bought a copy of the first book alongside this book and the third in the princess series Desert Royal. Like the first I really like this book, its definitely a great follow up and garners more information from a world not normally seen. I highly recommend this book to all readers, especially teenagers and lovers of history and biographies, and I give the book a 9/10.
Jean Sasson was born in Troy Alabama, US in 1950 and having grown up in a small town she found adventure between the pages of several books. The urge for adventure inspired Sasson to work and travel abroad. Sasson met her husband Peter at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh whilst working as an administrative co-ordinator of Medical affairs. Sasson had made several friends in the middle east including several members of the Al-Saud royal family. One that stands out is “Princess Sultana” the princess behind the Princess Trilogy. Sasson as written several other stories based out of the Middle-East and is currently based in Atlanta Georgia, Sasson's website is down in the Bibliography below.
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WEBSITE BIBLIOGRAPHY:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17429198-daughters-of-arabia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Sasson
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