Title: An honest recounting of a promise made and kept.
Review: If you have ever lived in the Middle East and still need a clear understanding of the situation in Lebanon, read this book! While there is a personal "romance" side to the book, it gives great detail and explanation to the confusing state of affairs in Lebanon - having lived there for 17 years during the time frame of the events in this book, I found myself understanding the turmoil, seeing things in a clearer picture, and longing to return to this once Paris of the Middle East. Barbara made a promise to tell the truth about Bashir Gemayel, about his short presidency, and most of all, about his realistic plans for a stabilized Lebanese government. She captured his vision and expresses it well - his ideas of defeating the old system and bringing a democratic system of government into existance that combined Muslim and Christian interests and refocused them into a united Lebanese idealism.
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