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Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail (Oprah's Book Club)
 

Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail (Oprah's Book Club (Paperback))

by Malika Oufkir, Michele Fitoussi

At the age of 5, Malika Oufkir, eldest daughter of General Oufkir, was adopted by King Muhammad V of Morocco and sent to live in the palace as part of the royal court. There she led a life of unimaginable privilege and luxury alongside the king's own daughter. King Hassan II ascended the throne following Muhammad V's death, and in 1972 General Oufkir was found guilty of treason after staging a... (read more)

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Wendy Watts
  • Rated 5 stars

“we all have a story to tell, this one is great”

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Bethany W
  • Rated 2 stars

“Ok, sorry Oprah, but I'm not sure what the fuss is about this book. Ok, interesting story, but bad story telling! I mean, lady's got a good story-so how can the book be so boring? I'm not into reading dry non-fiction. I want non-fiction that reads like fiction. So this one didn't really cut it for me.”

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  • Rated 3.974555 stars
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  • Rated 3.678571 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • elisa

    elisa said:

    “As personal as it it to the autor, I think this book has also to do with what it still going on in North Africa and how things don't change. People are still opressed by a monarchy that controls and supresses lives at will in Morocco even today, almost 20 after the events of this book.”

    posted Friday, May 2 2008
  • iamnasra

    iamnasra said:

    “I would love to read this book, it how women stand in the face of calamity ”

    posted Friday, December 21 2007
  • nada n

    nada n said:

    “I read this book by chance during my presence in france it's 4 years ago. Like other friends said, it's a hard book where Malika tried to reflect us what she and her family have endured after her father arranged coup against the moroccan king. It's really a heart touching book ”

    posted Thursday, November 22 2007
  • Manysouls

    manysouls said:

    “I read this book a couple of years ago, and found it very intense, and well written. What this family endured is both disturbing and gripping. I found it very hard to read, but also very hard to put this book down. This book is a testiment to the human spirit.”

    posted Wednesday, November 14 2007
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