Stolen lives : [regular print book discussion kit] : twenty years in a desert jail

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 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 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.

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 privilege.

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Oufkir's harrowing memoir details the unfathomable conditions [her family] endured and the remarkable will and sense of humor that kept them alive.

1: Allée des princesses -- My beloved mother -- The king's palace 1958-1969 -- The Oufkir House 1969-1972 -- 2: Twenty years in prison -- A year in the desert 25 December 1972-8 November 1973 -- The walls of Tamattaght 8 November 1973-26 February 1977 -- Bir-Jdid prison 26 February 1977-19 April 1987 -- Escaped prisoners 19 April-24 April 1987 -- Marrakesh 1 July 1987-19 February 1991 -- A strange kind of freedom Oufkir, Malika, 1953-,Women political prisoners A Moroccan woman describes her family's twenty-year imprisonment after her father, a royal aide, led an unsuccessful coup against the king and was subsequently executed. Malika recalls her luxurious childhood in the palace; her harsh exile to an abandoned fort with her mother and five siblings; and their escape, recapture, and final release from prison Barcelona. 22 cm. 287 p. Encuadernacin en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Oufkir, Malika 1953-. Traduccin de Juan Vivanco. Testimonios de mujer. Traduccin La prisonnire. Fitoussi, Michle .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y seales de su anterior propietario. 8447323730 The autobiography of a member of the Oufkir family, who were political prisoners in Morocco for five years before hand-digging an escape tunnel, only to be recaptured after five days and kept in solitary cells for ten years, until their release to live in exile A cloth bag containing twelve copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders From the living room come the strains of mambo and cha-cha music, the percussion and guitars punctuated by the arrival of the guests.