Jean P. Sasson
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Troy, Alabama, United States
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Period1991–present
GenreNon-fiction
Notable worksPrincess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Website
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Jean P. Sasson (born 1950,[1] Troy, Alabama, United States) is an American writer whose work mainly centers around women in the Middle East.

Biography

Growing up in a small town, Sasson found adventure between the pages of books. Her strong desire to uproot herself from her rural surroundings led her to jump at the opportunity to work and travel abroad. In 1978 she traveled to Saudi Arabia to work in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh as an administrative coordinator of medical affairs.,[2] where she met Peter Sasson, her future husband. They married in 1982 and Sasson left the hospital after four years of service, but the couple remained in Saudi Arabia until 1990.

During their time in the Middle East, the Sassons made many friends, including members of the royal Al-Saud family, who visited the hospital. The most notable of these friendships was between Sasson and "Princess Sultana", the princess about whose life The Princess Trilogy tells.

Sasson is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia.[3]

Works

Princess Sultana

Awards and honors

Other works

References

  1. ^ "birthday". Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  2. ^ McDowell, Edwin (January 9, 1991). "Book Notes". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "About Jean". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "500 Great Books by Women". Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "New York Times Best Seller list". Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sunday Times Best Seller List". Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild Doubleday Book Club". Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "A Reader's Digest Selection". Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "Princess Bestseller in over 25 countries". Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "American Chick in Saudi Arabia". Retrieved April 12, 2014.

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