In the novel the author tells the reader about her time as the nanny for a Saudi royal male baby in 1976.
Reading about her job experiences is interesting as Ishe describes the atmosphere in which she works quite well, even though the text seems to be heavily edited and/orleaves out many details surrounding circumstances and events. The reason why she is deemed so highly qualified for the job is only one example. The claim that it tells the true story of "Death of A Princess" seems far-fetched for that reason.

Wondering what had become of the author and seeking for information on the drama-documentary "Death of A Princess", I searched the internet using Google, and what struck me was that every search led to notifications that Google had removed search results on request.
I did learn that the drama-documentary has been deemed so offensive that it had political ramifications and has rarely been shown under pressure of those who were offended.
The picture of the actual execution that was originally published by an english newspaper, and which was taken by what I gather was a chance observer, was nowhere to be found, which struck me as odd.
It left me with the impression that editing and censorship of information is continuing till this day.

On a personal level I was shocked by the empty and restricted lives the royal women in this story lead.
What shocked me most was how air-headed and irresponsible they seemed, and how lacking in the instinct I thought was universal: a mother's love for her child, a woman's (indeed any human's) instinct to take care of anything that is so small it cannot walk or talk.
Taking into account the circumstances in which these women live, and which they do not resist but conform to (or on the surface for the benefit of the spectator at least) I might forgive the former, but not the latter.
The story also gave me food for thought as to what happens when you put a large group of women only together in a large house with too much money and nothing to do all day and make it impossible for them to leave. Shivers... ( )