Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia

Jean Sasson. Avon Books, $6.99 (283pp) ISBN 978-0-380-71918-1

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. (Sept.)

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