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This memoir is written by the daughter of a General Oufkir, who was a high ranking Moroccan official. After her father attempted a coup against the Moroccan king, the author, her mother, her siblings, and family friends are all imprisoned for twenty years as retaliation. This book is an account of those twenty years.
I found the first half of this book to be extremely boring. I wasn't very interested in the author's life in the palace and it just seemed to drag on and on. It got a little better ...more
I found the first half of this book to be extremely boring. I wasn't very interested in the author's life in the palace and it just seemed to drag on and on. It got a little better ...more
Jun 22, 2008
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Morocco is one of my favourite countries, which is why I bought this book. It tells of the author's golden childhood in the royal court at Rabat, as the companion to the King's daughter. However, when her father is arrested and executed for an attempt on the King's life, Malika and her family are seized and thrown into a jail in the desert. The rest of the book follows the events from there; interesting and definitely another side to Morocco. The writing style grates a little, and something abou
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Remarkable memoir of a privaleged childhood and the twenty years of hell she and her family endured.
More like 3.5 stars.
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