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The Princess Trilogy (1994)

by Jean Sasson(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0552770639 (ISBN13: 9780552770637)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Bantam Press/Ted Smart

review 1: I struggle with this book.Jean Sasson has garnered an audience with a Saudi Princess, who shares her life. This alone is astounding. The story itself is like listening to a 40 year old woman with all the money and the opportunity in the world, but with the mentality and coping skills of an 8 year old.This is a typical and continually theme throughout the entire trilogy:The Princess' nephew brings a young girl he bought, so the girl can be raped by he and all of his cousins while on a 'camping trip' with the entire family. When he is caught in mid rape- the only ruckus from the men is why was he stopped? He bought her fair and square! The Princess buys the young traumatized girl from her nephew and sets her up as a maid.Princess is pleased as punch at herself for her amazi... morengly giving and open-minded spirit for this generous act!To me- this is indicative of the absolute entitlement and lack of compassion or ability to be generous. You basically bought another human to pick up after you. No thought to making the girl educated or giving her an opportunity to have a say in her future. Nope. Buy her. Make her pick up my shit. I live in the Gulf region (basically the Middle East to most) and this book does not endear me at all to the royal women of the region.
review 2: I enjoyed learning things about a culture that I knew little about. While the main character hates the way women are treated in her country, she does nothing to change it. She rebels against those close to her and falls into her own self destruction. By the middle of book 3, I was getting irritated that Sultana had still done nothing to help the women of her country. Though I was relieved that she finally spoke openly about her feelings with the men in her family, I am left with a feeling that she can do so much more. I suppose everything takes baby steps. I just wish she wouldn't have waited so long for the small step she took. Overall, throughout the reading, I could not put it down. I wanted to know what would happen next. less

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