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Mayada: Daughter of Iraq
Jean Sasson
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Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf and reading wear
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 40 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 Baghdad, a divorced parent of two children, earning a meagre living printing brochures. Until one morning in August 1999 she was summarily arrested and dragged to the notorious Baladiyat Prison, falsely accused of printing anti-government propaganda. There she was thrown into ... Read more
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 40 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 Baghdad, a divorced parent of two children, earning a meagre living printing brochures. Until one morning in August 1999 she was summarily arrested and dragged to the notorious Baladiyat Prison, falsely accused of printing anti-government propaganda. There she was thrown into ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Doubleday
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780385607261
SKU
KCD0003604
Shipping Time
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About Jean Sasson
Jean Sasson is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Princess, Daughters of Arabia, Desert Royal and Mayada, Daughter of Iraq. She lived in Saudi Arabia for twelve years before moving back to the USA in 1990. She has recently returned to live in the Middle East.
Reviews for Mayada: Daughter of Iraq
The author of the bestsellers Princess, Daughter of Arabia and Desert Royal lived in Saudi Arabia for 12 years, and has now written the story of Mayada, who was imprisoned in Saddam Hussein's torture gaol. Mayada's grandfather fought alongside Lawrence of Arabia and her uncle was Prime Minister for almost 40 years, while her mother was a leading politician. Mayada ... Read more