Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq
Christina Asquith, . . Random, $26 (335pp) ISBN 978-1-4000-6704-6
This elegant narrative chronicles the lives of four women who experienced elation, hope and disappointment following the American invasion of Iraq and the fall of Saddam in 2003. Two Iraqi sisters glimpse a new life following years of oppression: Zia is fluent in English and obtains a job inside the Green Zone working for the Americans; Nunu, the younger and more timid sister, struggles to complete college in the increasingly dangerous urban environment. Asquith (
Reviewed on: 07/27/2009
Genre: Nonfiction