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Rent Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail (Oprah's Book Club)
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Format: Paperback, Abridged-CD
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: May 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Literary
Retail Price: $14.99
Pages: 294
Synopsis
In 1972, Oufkir's father attempted to overthrow Morrocco's King Hussan II. Her father was executed, but she and the rest of her family--mother and five siblings-- were imprisoned for 20 years in a series of quarters that declined in comfort. Finally, on the verge of starvation, they dug an escape tunnel, only to be recaptured and imprisoned once again. This book details the horrifying experience of her family and the circumstances of her nation.