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The Morning They Came for Us Author: Janine di Giovanni

ISBN: 9781408868294 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 288 Published: 23 March 2016 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.7 x 2.2 Description: A searing, intimate account of the conflict in Syria by someone uniquely equipped to tell the story from the inside

In May of 2012, Janine di Giovanni travelled to Syria. It would mark the beginning of a long relationship with the country, starting with her coverage of the peaceful uprising and continuing as the situation quickly turned into one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawn to the stories of the ordinary people caught up in the conflict, Syria came to consume her every moment, her every emotion.

Speaking to those directly involved in the war, di Giovanni relays here the personal stories of rebel fighters thrown in jail at the least provocation; of children and families forced to watch loved ones taken and killed by regime forces with dubious justifications; and the stories of the elite, holding pool parties in Damascus hotels, trying to deny the human consequences of the nearby shelling.

Delivered with passion, fearlessness and sensitivity, The Morning They Came For Us is an unflinching account of a nation on the brink of disintegration, charti...

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