
eBook - ePub
Driving the Saudis
A Chauffeur's Tale of the World's Richest Princesses (plus their servants, nannies, and one royal hairdresser)
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Driving the Saudis
A Chauffeur's Tale of the World's Richest Princesses (plus their servants, nannies, and one royal hairdresser)
About this book
The true-to-life account of a female chauffeur hired to drive the Saudi royal family in Los Angeles.
After more than a decade of working in Hollywood, actress Jayne Amelia Larson found herself out of luck, out of work, and out of prospects.
When she got hired to drive for the Saudi royal family vacationing in Beverly Hills, Larson thought she’d been handed the golden ticket. She’d heard stories of the Saudis bestowing $20,000 tips and Rolex watches on their drivers, but when the family arrived at LAX with twenty million dollars in cash, Larson realized that she might be in for the ride of her life.
With awestruck humor and deep compassion, Larson shares the incredible insights she gained as the lone female in a detail of more than forty chauffeurs assigned to drive a beautiful Saudi princess, her family, and their extensive entourage.
At its heart, this is an upstairs-downstairs, true-to-life fable for our global times; a story about the corruption that nearly infinite wealth causes, and about what we all do for money. Equal parts funny, surprising, and insightful, Driving the Saudis provides both entertainment and sharp social commentary on one of the world’s most secretive families.
After more than a decade of working in Hollywood, actress Jayne Amelia Larson found herself out of luck, out of work, and out of prospects.
When she got hired to drive for the Saudi royal family vacationing in Beverly Hills, Larson thought she’d been handed the golden ticket. She’d heard stories of the Saudis bestowing $20,000 tips and Rolex watches on their drivers, but when the family arrived at LAX with twenty million dollars in cash, Larson realized that she might be in for the ride of her life.
With awestruck humor and deep compassion, Larson shares the incredible insights she gained as the lone female in a detail of more than forty chauffeurs assigned to drive a beautiful Saudi princess, her family, and their extensive entourage.
At its heart, this is an upstairs-downstairs, true-to-life fable for our global times; a story about the corruption that nearly infinite wealth causes, and about what we all do for money. Equal parts funny, surprising, and insightful, Driving the Saudis provides both entertainment and sharp social commentary on one of the world’s most secretive families.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Author’s Note
- Epigraph
- Chapter 1: The $100 Million Pickup
- Chapter 2: How Did I Get Here?
- Chapter 3: I’m Part of a Special Op!
- Chapter 4: Where Are the Veils?
- Chapter 5: Palace Intrigue
- Chapter 6: The Spirit of Partnership
- Chapter 7: How Many Hermès Are Too Many?
- Chapter 8: I Will Survive!
- Chapter 9: Who Are These People?
- Chapter 10: Shoot the Go-To Girl
- Chapter 11: Like a Hijab in the Wind
- Chapter 12: The Real Housewives of Riyadh
- Chapter 13: Un-Avoidable
- Chapter 14: Kill Me but Make Me Beautiful!
- Chapter 15: Alhamdulillah
- Chapter 16: Beach Prayer
- Chapter 17: Shame Is a Very Personal Thing
- Chapter 18: “Yes, Janni. We Know This, Janni.”
- Chapter 19: The Cool Driver Doesn’t Lose Her Nose
- Chapter 20: The Lockbox
- Chapter 21: You Can Never Really Know a Person
- Chapter 22: Go, Nanny, Go! Run for Your Life!
- Chapter 23: How Many Bras Are Too Many?
- Chapter 24: My Big Fat Envelope
- Chapter 25: The $300 Million Getaway
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright