Late for Tea at the Deer Palace - The Lost Dreams of My Iraqi Family

Relates the author's entrance into Iraq in 2003, ten days after the fall of Baghdad, to investigate the rich history of her family, who held a privileged place in Iraqi society until the 1950s, when they were forced to flee.

About the author

Tamara Chalabi holds a PhD in history from Harvard University. She has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, Slate, and The Sunday Times, among other publications.

Product details

• Authors: Tamara Chalabi
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2012
• EAN: 9780061240409
• ISBN: 978-0-06-124040-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, ISLAMIC STUDIES: LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, HISTORY: Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, HISTORY: Essays, HISTORY: Middle East / Iraq, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Indigenous