De prins en ik

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A true story of a young German woman hired to raise a Saudi royal's son. She does a wonderful job adapting to the culture and in raising the boy, but things go wrong and she is suddenly let go due to "private family reasons". Quoting the book's inner jacket, "Within the desert palaces of the Saudi royal family, Rosemarie Buschow spent two years as governess.... Privy to a way of life never before witnessed by any Westerner, Miss Buschow tells what life is like for the lonely, luxury-loving princesses whose incalculable wealth buys everything except the love they desperately desire.... Dramatic, moving story that began with the promise of love and ended in tragedy when young Princess Mishaal and her lover were publicly executed for adultery.