I'll be honest, I took this book out of the little free library because I thought it was set in Tripoli, Libya, and I could do with a couple more books from this country. Turns out there is another Tripoli in #Lebanon and this is where this novel is set (and also in Paris & Iraq). The story is heartbreaking.
pickEdge of the seat spy novel, and interesting female protagonist.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7578195543
pickWow. Incredibly raw and well-written piece reflecting on the landscape of journalism: how and why things become news, the conveyor belt of stories, and where we as correspondents, editors, and readers fall short.
I wished to drink tea with you at night, it means to be happy together... ☕🍂
pickKim Ghattas is an Emmy Award-winning journalist born and raised in Lebanon who has spent 20 years covering the Middle East for the BBC and Financial Times. This well-researched book argues that 1979 set Saudi Arabia and Iran on a path that‘s shaped the Middle East. Ghattas has a readable style and I came away feeling but there are a lot of figures in play here and despite a useful list, I sometimes found myself confused about who was who.
