22 year old Bryn Mawr graduate, Leslie Harrington, was thrilled when she was hired as personal assistant to Mr. Hassen Ben Moussa. Her knowledge of French and English was a perfect fit for his international trading business located in the small Tunisian town of Dar Al Jamah. Although warned not to go into the town unescorted, Leslie just can't resist exploring the exotic streets all alone. Her sojourn turns into a nightmare when she is arrested for immodesty and other trumped up charges. Her travail of subjugation takes her from the bowels of a hellish prison to the sands of a remote Tunisian oasis. Renamed Ghaniyah, the pretty one, she fights to preserve her identity while struggling to overcome the dark desire for submission she discovers deep within her soul.