Beirut Fragments A War Memoir Hetty Lui McKinnon quiet evenings at home with

quiet evenings at home with the cat

She valued personal independence over dependence and loss of identity in marriage

freedom became a weapon

a shady politician who will stop at nothing to gain more power

Beirut Fragments A War Memoir Hetty Lui McKinnon quiet evenings at home withBy: Jean Said Makdisi Published by Random House, 2026 07 14 A landmark memoir that stands as a testament to survival, memory, dignity, and the stubborn beauty of insisting on ones place in the world, named a 1989 New York Times Notable Book. Jean Said MakdisiPalestinian writer, scholar, and sister of the late critic Edward Saidhas lived in Beirut since the 1970s. First published in 1989, Beirut Fragments endures as a beautifully wrought, intimate