Desert Royal

Its a great work and very nicely written in a lucid manner. One must read other books of the author

Jean sasson's books never a review. They r always gooood

fantastic book , one of the best ever books I read in my life

Loved it

I love Jean Sasson's book and I have a lot of them. However, my latest book "Desert Royal" sounded awfully familiar to me after reading the first few pages. So, I took a look at my Jean Sasson library and lo and behold, there it was. The same book as Desert Royal only the title was "Princess Sultana's Circle" with a different cover. There was one page in the front of the book but that was the only difference. The Table of Contents are the same. Both books are dedicated to Kayleigh. So, now when I order books from Jean Sasson, I guess I will have to check out the Table of Contents first and make sure it's not the same book under a different cover!

I couldn't put it down and passed it around to my friends who couldn't put it down either. It's a true story and unbelievable how these people lived.

What I found with this book and the other two in the series was that it's a very different culture and these habits, views and opinions have been developed and bred for decades, in regards to the way women are treated. It infuriated me because of the inequality but it's not easy to change things that life and culture are based upon and around for decades but there are changes and you see it at the end with Sultana's son. Her husband (and his brother) is different to most men there. I've come across men in the last couple of years who are either American or British and think they are above women.I admire Sultana for speaking out and wanting change, I feel she has done this with a lot of grace and style. She has told the story of her life and events that have happened. She has never attacked someone in a nasty manner, she has questioned and made statements about their behaviour. This carries through into Desert Royal and Jean Sasson has done a wonderful job capturing Sultana's life.Having read the first two books ( Princess  and  Daughters Of Arabia: Princess 2 ) I was still shellshocked by some of the behaviour of the men. It doesn't make easy reading but there is hope and it's a slow moving revolution but a revolution in process. Sultana's circle (near the end of the book) is a sign of change, especially as some of the husbands agree with the women on the treatment of a young girl brought to a desert camp. PrincessDaughters Of Arabia: Princess 2

Thankyou Princess Sultana for sharing your story and shining a spotlight on the horrific way that women are treated in many parts of the world. Your passion for helping change this and improve their lives is inspiring.

Loved this book found it hard to put down. I felt I was there with the princess. Fantastic. Would recommend it to all readers.