Stolen Lives

** **Stolen Lives -Malika; Fitoussi, Michele Oufkir - New York: Hyperion, 2001. First English language edition. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. map by Neil Gower. dark cranberry boards black cloth spine with gold title minimal amount wear to the edges of the book dust jacket fairly good shape has a crease on the back fly see pictures minor amount ruffling on dust jacket book is been read a couple of times once by me fairly carefully.very interesting, makes you realize how many rights we have generally regarded to process the United States..translated by Ros Schwartz printing history originally published in France as la prisonniere© editonns grasset & fasquelle 1999 all photos unless otherwise credited @ Oufkir / Grasset. A gripping memoir that reads like a political thriller--the story of Malika Oufkir's turbulent and remarkable life. Born in 1953, Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the King of Morocco's closest aide. Adopted by the king at the age of five, Malika spent most of her childhood -adolescence in the seclusion of the court harem, one of the most eligible heiresses in the kingdom, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privilege. Then, on August 16, 1972, her father was arrested and executed after an attempt to assassinate the king. Malika, her five younger brothers and sisters. and her mother were immediately imprisoned in a desert penal colony. After fifteen years, the last ten of which they spent locked up in solitary cells, the Oufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare hands - audacious escape. Recaptured after five days, Malika was finally able to leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996. A heartrending account in the face of extreme deprivation and the courage with which one family faced its fate, Stolen Lives is an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to freedom. LAX Vespa,Los Angeles maybe this will do it! -At least you know what you're getting into- Media Mail USPS- 1284 alpha HC Drop kick-packed to protect it in - transit..... sent media mail - 7 days usually coast to coast, less if closer.. *