Mayada: Daughter Of Iraq
Daughter of Iraq
$24.06
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2004
Summary
Iraqi woman’s true story of life inside Saddam Hussein’s torture prisons, by the bestselling author of PRINCESS
Mayada was born into a powerful Iraqi family. One grandfather fought alongside Lawrence of Arabia. The other is acclaimed as the first true Arab nationalist. Her uncle was Prime Minister for nearly forty years, her mother an important politician.
When Saddam Hussein and his Ba’ath party seized power, and instituted his reign of terror, Mayada found herself alone in B…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553816402 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0553816403 |
| Author: | Jean Sasson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 229g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 106mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Jean Sasson
Jean Sasson grew up in a small town in America’s deep south before moving to the Middle East in 1978 to work at a prestigious royal hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 1985, she met Princess Sultana, who inspired the widely acclaimed Princess Trilogy. Jean later worked as freelance writer in Lebanon and Kuwait, conducting interviews with Kuwaitis who survived the first Gulf war, as well as high ranking Kuwaiti officials before, during and after the War. Her affection for the Middle East has been the motivation for a number of her books and Jean has spent her career sharing the personal stories of many courageous women. Princess- Stepping Out Of The Shadows is the latest book in the bestselling Princess series.
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