Late for Tea at the Deer Palace

From The Time Leading Up To Saddam's Revolution, To Life In Exile And Finally The Return To Her Lost, Longed-for Country, 'late For Tea At The Deer Palace' Is Tamara Chalabi's Unique Look At The History Of Iraq Told Through The Memories And Experiences Of Her Family. From The Grand Opulence Of Her Great Grandfather's House During The First Decade Of The 20th Century -- Opening Up The Ottoman World Of Baghdad And The Birth Of The Modern Iraqi State -- To Her Grandfather's Imprisonment In 1930 And Her Larger Than Life Grandmother, Tamara Chalabi Uncovers An Iraq Lost To The Modern World; A Rich Middle Eastern Culture And Civilisation That Has Largely Disappeared Behind Recent Headlines Of Occupation, Suicide Bombings And Manslaughter. Tamara Chalabi. Includes Index.