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PRINCES: A TRUE STORY OF LIFE BEHIND THE VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia. Hidden behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, and her country. Sultana tells of appalling... read more

Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Maha: a Westernized, music loving sort of teenager, Maha shares her mother's rebellious spirit and protests against customs binding women in Saudi Arabia. She feels a hatred for these overly religious ideas and, in one dramatic scene, goes as far as to state that a woman who believes in God is a fool.driven by isolation and fear into a lesbian relationship and mental breakdown
  • Amani: the total antithesis of Maha. She is staunchly religious, her Islamic fervor reaching almost to the point of fundamentalism. Unlike her mother and sister, she believes in the abaya and takes the Quran almost word for word to her heart and demands that her family do the same, much to Sultana's dismay.

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First Sentence

In a land where kings still rule, I am a princess.

Series

This is book 1 in the The Princess Trilogy series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Jean Sasson (Author)

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