Valide A Novel of the Harem Author:Barbara Chase-Riboud Ambitious novel of love and slavery has the harem as it's centerpiece: a miniature nation of locked-up women owned by the Sultan, governed by a set of rules and regulations are strict as a convent. Based on a true story, the Empress Naksh-i-dil's Western name is lost to history, but her will to power and survival, her captivity, enslavement and ... more »her final tragedy are historic. A vividly sensual novel of the Orient.« less