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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 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.
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