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STOLEN LIVES: TWENTY YEARS IN A DESERT JAIL

by Malika Oufkir

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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 and adolescence in the seclusion of the court harem, one of the most eligible heiresses in the kingdom, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privelige.

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 twenty 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 and make an 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.

Review:

"While accounts of the unjust arrest and torture of political prisoners are by now common, we expect such victims to come with a just cause. Here, Oufkir tells of the 20-year imprisonment of her upper-class Moroccan family following a 1972 coup attempt against King Hassan II by her father, a close military aide...Oufkir's experience does not fit easily into current perceptions of political prisoners victimized for their beliefs or actions. In fact, she was the adopted daughter of King Muhammad V, Hassan II's father, sent by her parents at age five to be raised in the court with the king's daughter as her companion and equal. Beyond horrifying images such as mice nibbling at a rich girl's face, this erstwhile princess's memoir will fascinate readers with its singular tale of two kindly fathers, political struggles in a strict monarchy and a family's survival of cruel, prolonged deprivation. " Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Here is a true story that is almost beyond belief." The Daily Mail

Review:

"This is a remarkably candid chronicle of courage in which the strength of the human spirit, close to collapse, finally wins through." The Spectator

Review:

"The story of an extraordinary escape." Paris Match

Review:

"A gripping combination of fairy-tale, horror-story, and thriller." The Daily Telegraph

Review:

"This incredible tale is true. It happened at the end of the 20th century. It speaks of the terrible acts of which all men are capable. And it teaches us an amazing lesson about humanity." L'Express

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780786867325

Subtitle:

(twenty years in a desert jail )

Co-author:

Oufkir, Malika

Author:

Fitoussi, Michele

Publisher:

Talk Miramax Books/Hyperion

Location:

New York

Subject:

Africa

Subject:

Political

Subject:

Women

Subject:

Morocco

Subject:

Women political prisoners

Copyright:

1999

Edition Number:

1st ed.

Series Volume:

v. 4

Publication Date:

2001

Binding:

Trade Cloth

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

vii, 293 p., 8 p. of plat

Dimensions:

9.50x6.40x1.10 in. 1.25 lbs.

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Product details vii, 293 p., 8 p. of plat pages HACHETTE BOOK GROUP - 2001-06-24 English 9780786867325 Reviews:

"Review" by Publishers Weekly, "While accounts of the unjust arrest and torture of political prisoners are by now common, we expect such victims to come with a just cause. Here, Oufkir tells of the 20-year imprisonment of her upper-class Moroccan family following a 1972 coup attempt against King Hassan II by her father, a close military aide...Oufkir's experience does not fit easily into current perceptions of political prisoners victimized for their beliefs or actions. In fact, she was the adopted daughter of King Muhammad V, Hassan II's father, sent by her parents at age five to be raised in the court with the king's daughter as her companion and equal. Beyond horrifying images such as mice nibbling at a rich girl's face, this erstwhile princess's memoir will fascinate readers with its singular tale of two kindly fathers, political struggles in a strict monarchy and a family's survival of cruel, prolonged deprivation. "

"Review" by The Daily Mail, "Here is a true story that is almost beyond belief."

"Review" by The Spectator, "This is a remarkably candid chronicle of courage in which the strength of the human spirit, close to collapse, finally wins through."

"Review" by Paris Match, "The story of an extraordinary escape."

"Review" by The Daily Telegraph, "A gripping combination of fairy-tale, horror-story, and thriller."

"Review" by L'Express, "This incredible tale is true. It happened at the end of the 20th century. It speaks of the terrible acts of which all men are capable. And it teaches us an amazing lesson about humanity."