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American Chick in Saudi Arabia

by Jean Sasson
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It all begins with an ad in the newspaper. When Jean Sasson, a young Southern woman, answers a call to work in the royal hospital in Saudi Arabia, what should have been a two-year stay turns into a life-changing adventure spanning over a decade. Jean is plunged into the hidden lives of the veiled women in Riyadh, where women are locked in luxurious homes and fundamentalist mutawas terrorize the streets. Jean meets women from all walks of life—a feisty bedouin, an educated mother, and a conservative wife of a high-ranking Saudi—all who open a window into Saudi culture and help to reshape Jean's worldviews. What follows is a heartfelt, inspiring memoir about Jean's new-found conviction to fight for women's rights in a country of limited personal freedom. AMERICAN CHICK IN SAUDI ARABIA is 75 pages long and is the first installment of Jean's memoirs.Jean's first book THE RAPE OF KUWAIT, based on her eye witness reporting on the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops, was an immediate bestseller. Shortly thereafter she became a full-time writer. Her next three books, PRINCESS, PRINCESS SULTANA'S DAUGHTERS, and PRINCESS SULTANA'S CIRCLE, became international sensations as they were the first books to bring to the western world the shocking stories about life for women in Saudi Arabia. Jean is also the author of MAYADA, DAUGHTER OF IRAQ, about the prison experiences of an Iraqi journalist praised by Saddam Hussein; LOVE IN A TORN LAND: The True Story of a Freedom Fighter's Escape from Iraqi Vengeance which tells the story of a beautiful Kurdish woman; GROWING UP BIN LADEN: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us into Their Secret World; and FOR THE LOVE OF A SON: One Afghan Woman's Quest for Her Stolen Child. Her work has been featured in People, Vanity Fair,The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The New York Post, The Sunday London Times, The Guardian, CNN, FOX, NBC, and more.Still traveling the world, Jean has made her homebase in Atlanta, Georgia where she is a passionate animal rights and women's rights supporter.PRAISE FOR JEAN SASSON'S BOOKS:"Fascinating...an intimate account of a family life that became steadily more dangerous and bizarre...in forced pursuit of Osama's jihadist dreams." —Washington Post"Must-reading for anyone interested in human rights." —USA Today"Anyone with the slightest interest in human rights will find this book heart-wrenching." —Betty Mahmoody, bestselling author of NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER"A fascinating narrative...devasting" —Robert Harris, Sunday Times"The startling truth behind veiled lives...frank and vivid" —Sunday Express"Absolutely riveting and profoundly sad..." —People"A chilling story...a vivid account of an air-conditioned nightmare..." —Entertainment Weekly"Shocking...candid...sad, sobering, and compassionate..." —San Francisco Chronicle
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  • ISBN: 9781452410135
  • Release date: March 12, 2012

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  • Release date: March 12, 2012

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It all begins with an ad in the newspaper. When Jean Sasson, a young Southern woman, answers a call to work in the royal hospital in Saudi Arabia, what should have been a two-year stay turns into a life-changing adventure spanning over a decade. Jean is plunged into the hidden lives of the veiled women in Riyadh, where women are locked in luxurious homes and fundamentalist mutawas terrorize the streets. Jean meets women from all walks of life—a feisty bedouin, an educated mother, and a conservative wife of a high-ranking Saudi—all who open a window into Saudi culture and help to reshape Jean's worldviews. What follows is a heartfelt, inspiring memoir about Jean's new-found conviction to fight for women's rights in a country of limited personal freedom. AMERICAN CHICK IN SAUDI ARABIA is 75 pages long and is the first installment of Jean's memoirs.Jean's first book THE RAPE OF KUWAIT, based on her eye witness reporting on the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops, was an immediate bestseller. Shortly thereafter she became a full-time writer. Her next three books, PRINCESS, PRINCESS SULTANA'S DAUGHTERS, and PRINCESS SULTANA'S CIRCLE, became international sensations as they were the first books to bring to the western world the shocking stories about life for women in Saudi Arabia. Jean is also the author of MAYADA, DAUGHTER OF IRAQ, about the prison experiences of an Iraqi journalist praised by Saddam Hussein; LOVE IN A TORN LAND: The True Story of a Freedom Fighter's Escape from Iraqi Vengeance which tells the story of a beautiful Kurdish woman; GROWING UP BIN LADEN: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us into Their Secret World; and FOR THE LOVE OF A SON: One Afghan Woman's Quest for Her Stolen Child. Her work has been featured in People, Vanity Fair,The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The New York Post, The Sunday London Times, The Guardian, CNN, FOX, NBC, and more.Still traveling the world, Jean has made her homebase in Atlanta, Georgia where she is a passionate animal rights and women's rights supporter.PRAISE FOR JEAN SASSON'S BOOKS:"Fascinating...an intimate account of a family life that became steadily more dangerous and bizarre...in forced pursuit of Osama's jihadist dreams." —Washington Post"Must-reading for anyone interested in human rights." —USA Today"Anyone with the slightest interest in human rights will find this book heart-wrenching." —Betty Mahmoody, bestselling author of NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER"A fascinating narrative...devasting" —Robert Harris, Sunday Times"The startling truth behind veiled lives...frank and vivid" —Sunday Express"Absolutely riveting and profoundly sad..." —People"A chilling story...a vivid account of an air-conditioned nightmare..." —Entertainment Weekly"Shocking...candid...sad, sobering, and compassionate..." —San Francisco Chronicle
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction