Late for tea at the Deer Palace : the lost dreams of my Iraqi family

Late for tea at the Deer Palace : the lost dreams of my Iraqi family / Tamara Chalabi.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chalabi, Tamara
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, c2011.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Chalabi, Tamara > Family.
Chalabi family.
Iraq > Biography.
Iraq > History > 1921-
Iraq > Social conditions > 20th century.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Table of Contents:
  • Fallen pomegranates. December 2007 ; November 1999, Beirut
  • Replanting Eden. September 2005 ; October 2006
  • A dangerous garden. May 1993 ; February 2005, Sadr City
  • Fields of wilderness. December 2007 ; 30 January 2005, election day in Baghdad.

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