Ethel Stevens's novel The Beautiful Captive takes place in a Muslim village near Tunisia. In the luxurious harem of the rich, European-educated Sheikh Si-Ismail, the beautiful Mabruka languishes. She is forced, like other Mohammedan women, to spend her entire life under a veil. A crazy escape plan is brewing in her head. The desired freedom surrounds the girl with luxury and temptations. But very soon the shine of jewelry turns into the shine of a dagger. And life without a veil becomes a terrible test. And the merciless force of fate again throws Mabrouka into the harem, where a new test awaits her. The book by the English writer Ethel Stevens is filled with the spicy aroma of oriental life. This is an exquisite love adventure novel that hides many secrets.