title: Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
author: Jean P. Sasson
description: In this consistently gripping work, a Literary Guild alternate selection in cloth, the American-born Sasson recounts the life story of a Saudi princess she met while living in Saudi Arabia, offering a glimpse of the appalling conditions endured by even privileged women in the Middle East. Photos. <br />Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  ### A TRUE STORY OF LIFE BEHIND A VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## Jean Sasson
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  
  
  
  
  In a land were kings still rule, I am a princess.
  
  
  
  
  
  You must know me only as Sultana. I cannot reveal my true name for fear harm
  will come to me and my family for what I am about to tell you. I am a Saudi
  princess, a member of the Royal Family of the House of Al Sa’ud, the current
  rulers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  
  
  
  
  
  As a woman in a land ruled by men, I cannot speak directly to you. I have
  requested an American friend and writer, Jean Sasson, to listen to me and then
  to tell my story.
  
  
  
  
  
  I was born free, yet today I am in chains. Invisible, they were loosely draped
  and passed unnoticed until the age of understanding reduced my life to a
  narrow segment of fear.
  
  
  
  
  
  No memories are left to me of my first four years. I suppose I laughed and
  played as all young children do, blissful 