Farnaz Fassihi has written what she calls “Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq” which the NYT describes as:
“The volume’s intimate portraits of ordinary Iraqis, combined with its forthright account of what it was like to be a reporter covering the war, leave us with a devastating sense of the fallout that the American invasion and occupation have had on civilians’ daily lives.”
The reviewer also mentions: “It is Ms. Fassihi’s snapshots of individual Iraqis — who have lost their homes, their businesses or the simple security of knowing they can go grocery shopping or take their children to school without the fear of a bomb or sniper attack — that lodge most insistently in the reader’s mind.”
The product description reads as follows:
“Since 2003, Iraq’s bloody legacy has been well-documented by journalists, historians, politicians, and others confounded by how Americans were seduced
Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal’s intrepid senior Middle East correspondent, bridges this gap by unveiling an Iraq that has remained largely hidden since the United States declared their “Mission Accomplished.”
Fassihi chronicles the experience of the disenfranchised as they come to terms
Haunting and lyrical, Waiting for An Ordinary Day tells the long-awaited story of post-occupation Iraq through native eyes.”
Read the NYT review here . You can also marvel over an excerpt. PublicAffairs is the publisher.
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