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A disappearance in Damascus friendship and survival in the shadow of war

"In the midst of an unfolding international crisis, renowned journalist Deborah Campbell finds herself swept up in the mysterious disappearance of Ahlam, her guide and friend. Campbell's frank, personal account of a journey through fear and the triumph of friendship and courage is as rivet...

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Main Author: Campbell, Deborah, 1970- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Picador, 2017.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Mahmood, Ahlam A.
Campbell, Deborah, > 1970-
Political prisoners > Syria > Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Refugees > Syria > Biography.
Refugees > Syria > Biography.
Refugees > Iraq > Biography.
Journalists > Canada > Biography.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Exodus
  • The fixer
  • The apartment
  • The death division
  • A free bird
  • Friendship
  • Another country
  • Ahlam's war
  • A small triumph
  • Assassins
  • Damascus in winter
  • These dark times
  • The disappearance
  • The cage
  • Officialdom
  • The fixer's fixer
  • Alone together
  • Ahlam's story, part one
  • We accept everything
  • Ahlam's story, part two
  • Beirut
  • The children
  • Unexpected revelations
  • Ahlam's story, part three
  • Failure
  • Ahlam's story, part four
  • Adaptation
  • Aftermath
  • Exile.

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