Stolen Lives : Twenty Years in a Desert Jail

by Oufkir, Malika; Fitoussi, Michele

• ISBN13: 9780786867325
• ISBN10: 0786867329
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-11
• Publisher: Miamax

Summary

A New York Times Bestseller A Publishers Weekly Bestseller An Oprah's Book Club® Selection Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the King of Morocco's closest aide. Malika spent most of her childhood and adolescence in the court harem, surrounded by luxury and privilege. In 1972, her father was executed after an attempt to assassinate the king. Malika, her five brothers and sisters, and her mother were immediately imprisoned in a desert penal colo After twenty years, theOufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare hands and make an audacious escape. Malika was finally able to leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996. Stolen Lives is an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to freedom.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(10)
Michele Fitoussi
Part 1: Allee des Princesses
My Beloved Mother	11	(11)
The King's Palace 1958--1969	22	(42)
The Oufkir House 1969--1972	64	(39)
Part 2: Twenty Years in Prison
A Year In The Desert 25 December 1972--8 November 1973	103	(13)
The Walls Of Tamattaght 8 November 1973--26 February 1977	116	(20)
Bir-Jdid Prison 26 February 1977--19 April 1987	136	(60)
Escaped Prisoners 19 April--24 April 1987	196	(61)
Marrakesh 1 July 1987--19 February 1991	257	(19)
A Strange Kind Of Freedom	276	(13)
Postscript	289	(2)
Author's Note	291	(2)
Acknowledgements	293	(2)
About The Authors	295