{"product_id":"house-of-stone-paperback-3","title":"House of Stone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Shadid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderful . . . One of the finest memoirs I've read.\" -- Philip Caputo, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 2006, racing through Lebanon to report on the Israeli invasion, Anthony Shadid found himself in his family's ancestral hometown of Marjayoun. There, he discovered his great-grandfather's once magnificent estate in near ruins, devastated by war. One year later, Shadid returned to Marjayoun, not to chronicle the violence, but to rebuild in its wake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the story of a battle-scarred home and a journalist's wounded spirit, and of how reconstructing the one came to fortify the other. In this bittersweet and resonant memoir, Shadid creates a mosaic of past and present, tracing the house's renewal alongside the history of his family's flight from Lebanon and resettlement in America around the turn of the twentieth century. In the process, he memorializes a lost world and provides profound insights into a shifting Middle East. This paperback edition includes an afterword by the journalist Nada Bakri, Anthony Shadid's wife, reflecting on his legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A poignant dedication to family, to home, and to history . . . Breathtaking.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Entertaining, informative, and deeply moving . . . \u003cem\u003eHouse of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e will stand a long time, for those fortunate enough to read it.\" -- \u003cem\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/em\u003e(London)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonderful . . . One of the finest memoirs I ve read. Philip Caputo, \"Washington Post\" \u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 2006, racing through Lebanon to report on the Israeli invasion, Anthony Shadid found himself in his family s ancestral hometown of Marjayoun. There, he discovered his great-grandfather s once magnificent estate in near ruins, devastated by war. One year later, Shadid returned to Marjayoun, not to chronicle the violence, but to rebuild in its wake. \u003cbr\u003eSo begins the story of a battle-scarred home and a journalist s wounded spirit, and of how reconstructing the one came to fortify the other. In this bittersweet and resonant memoir, Shadid creates a mosaic of past and present, tracing the house s renewal alongside the history of his family s flight from Lebanon and resettlement in America around the turn of the twentieth century. In the process, he memorializes a lost world and provides profound insights into a shifting Middle East. This paperback edition includes an afterword by the journalist Nada Bakri, Anthony Shadid s wife, reflecting on his legacy. \u003cbr\u003e A poignant dedication to family, to home, and to history . . . Breathtaking. \"San Francisco Chronicle\" \u003cbr\u003e Entertaining, informative, and deeply moving . . . House of Stone will stand a long time, for those fortunate enough to read it. \"Telegraph \"(London) \u003cbr\u003eANTHONY SHADID (1968 2012), author of Night Draws Near and Legacy of the Prophet, gained attention and awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes, for his front-page reports in the Washington Post from Iraq and for his work as Middle East correspondent for the New York Times. Tragically, on February 16, 2012, he died while on assignment in Syria. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eANTHONY SHADID, author of \u003ci\u003eNight Draws Near, \u003c\/i\u003e gained attention and awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes, for his front-page reports in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e from Iraq and for his work as Middle East correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. On February 16, 2012, he died while on assignment in Syria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453255958706,"sku":"9780544002197","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/16fcf50fb338bf5ab520447899a0d5e7.webp?v=1778825151","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/house-of-stone-paperback-3","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}