In his book Princess, Jean Sasson tells through the story of Princess Sultana the numerous abuses suffered by women in Saudi Arabia. For thousands of years, women in Saudi Arabia have not earned respect, have not been given any identity (as if they were invisible), and have been treated as sexual objects. Their sole purpose is to produce male offspring and sexually serve their husbands. This applies to all women. Although the women of the royal family are born free, they are just as insignificant as the women of the lower classes. Through the eyes of Princess Sultana, Jean Sasson recounts the cruel and unjust ways of male society in Saudi Arabia. Women in Saudi Arabia are given no identity, starting from birth and ending with death. Both accounts are neither posted nor written down. "Neither our births nor our deaths are made official in any public record. Although births of male children are documented in family or tribal records, none are kept for females (p. 23)." In addition to not recognizing two of life's most important events, they are forced to cover their beautiful faces with fabrics called veils and abaca once their menstrual cycle begins. “Of course, at the time of each female's menstruation and subsequent veiling, the termination of all males other than the father and brothers was sudden and complete (p. 30).” The veils also avoided depriving Saudi women of the many beauties of life and nature. Once veiled, life became dark and somewhat gloomy. "The air had a stale, dry taste as it filtered through the thin gauze cloth. The sky was no longer blue, the sunlight had faded; my heart closed to my stomach when I realized that from that moment on I was out of the house I would not experience life as it really is in all its colors. The world suddenly seemed like a... middle of paper...... words of Princess Sultana on the numerous abuses of women in Saudi Arabia Women in Arabia The. Arabia's sole purpose is sex and the production of male children. Apart from this, they are seen as invisible and incompetent. They are not given any identity at birth and even their death is not explained veils and abaaya royal family are treated equally horribly as the women of the lower classes Jean Sasson did a great job in conveying the pain, exasperation and pain of Princess Sultana Through this book readers will learn about the princess's hopes and dreams of equality Sultana treatment for Saudi women. Princess is a well supported and informative book that will teach its readers about the mistreatment of women in Saudi Arabia. Work cited Sasson, Jean Princess Atlanta, Georgia 1992 www.amazon.ocmwww.jeansasson.com