Princess Sultana's Circle: Princess Trilogy, Book 3

Not uplifting, but worried it’s all too factual. Educational but depressing.

Exactly the same as the 1st person said back in Nov 2001, the book is amazing and although you can probably get away with reading it on its own, it's WELL worth it to buy the first 2 books (Princess & Daughters of Arabia / Princess Sultana's Daughters (different publishers)). Jean Sasson is an amazing writer, when you read this and any of the 3 books, you'll love imagining up a whole atmosphere and scenary in your head from the words on the page, which you can come back to every time you read the book. However, this book is the third in the series, but there is some confusion over another book called 'Desert Royal', which is the same story, but with the original publisher, Bantam Books. Now I don't mean to demote this book here, but you will benefit from buying 'Desert Royal', as it has an extra chapter, plus a letter from Princess Sultana herself. Also, the original publisher, Bantam Books, has authentic covers for all three books, depicting only the eyes of Princess Sultana, which is quite powerful and moving from the start. Either way, this third installment to the series is, in 3 words, brilliant and very engaging. :) phew!

I have wanted to obtain these audio books for a while as they are autobiographical books about life in Saudi Arabia and the future lives of the family who you have met in previous books.

A very well written book and the third in a Trilogy, the first being Princess which was excellent, and the second being Daughters which I haven't yet read. Princess Sultana's Circle describes the culture of Saudi Arabia as well as Sultana's lifestyle which although privileged, is not all a bed of roses.

Great story, I loved this trilogy. Powerful story about Princess sultana and her life in the kingdom of Saudi, love, life, laughter and pain. Brilliant.

I've read all the other Princess books. Looking forward to reading this.

I love this series of books. Totally engrossed. Imagine my surprise when I got this book and really keen to start to read it when to my total annoyance it is the same book under a different don't be as Desert Royal. Have Just wasted my money 😡😡

HAVE NOT READ THIS BOOK YET NUT JEAN SASSON IS A BRILLIANT AUTHOR SO AM SURE IT WILL COME UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS

The third and last book in the Trilogy! I read the first two books and was sad to read the third because I knew it was the last! I sincerely hope Sultana decides to write another - I'd snatch it up in a second. Sultana continues on with her life and gives us all kinds of information culturally about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sultana has three children and again - between her and her young adult children, they get into the funniest, laugh out loud, situations. Two of her children fight the system and learn to work around it - just like their mother. The third 'joins' the system and becomes some what of an advocate for the deplorable conditions set up for women (and men) within the Kingdom. Sultana writes with such honesty and candor that you can just feel her frustrations. Her marriage is unusual in that her husband allows her as much freedom as he can tolerate and obvious loves her very much. Sultana keeps fighting the 'veil' and allows readers to feel her quest of wanting to right so many wrongs. You won't regret reading this book and will walk away with new knowledge of what women go through in that country and great sympathy for Sultana as well as amazement over the great wealth of Princes and Princesses!

Well written, easy to read, fascinating and horrifying truth about life as a woman in Saudi Arabia

The book keeps you turning the pages. I am amazed at how these women survive, mind you not the princesses they seem to have things under control in their world. Especially as they get older. All women should read this especially those who think the whole world functions the same as North America!

This is the third of three books dealing with the plight of Muslim women in Saudi Arabia specifically, and of Muslim women throughout the world. Princess Sultana's honest voice in speaking the truth of this situation is compelling, saddening, enlightening and frustrating. There is no clear way to assist in changing the underlying social and religious core of another society, no matter how much that assistance is needed. But it is compelling reading, and so educational. Of course, as this is narration out of real life, though it reads like a story, it really never winds up with a 'happy ending' the way a novel might, as it is still lived history. I have found her three books to be brilliant reads and kudos to Jean Sasson for bringing this important first person narrative to view.

After buying this I realized it is same as "Desert Royal" which I already read.