About this title: The true story of a young Glaswegian nurse battling to survive in the besieged Palestinian refugee camp of Gourj al Brajneh, Beirut. Suzy Wighton talked about what it was like living on a day-to-day basis in a war zone, with the memory of the horrific 1985 massacre at nearby Shatilla camp fresh in mind, knowing that few outside were even aware of the appalling suffering and degradation. So that the lives - and deaths - of the Palestinians would not pass unnoticed, Wighton knew that she had to somehow record the stories, hopes and fears of the camps dwellers. Men, women and children came to ...
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Description: Good. 0091740851 8vo, 314 pp. Very Good (+)/Very Good. Price label on jacket rear face...Key words-descriptors: Biography Writer Author Memoir History Middle East Palestine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London, United Kingdom: Hutchinson & Co., LTD, 1991, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780091740856ISBN:0091740851
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This diary in not simply about war. So that the lives--and deaths--of the Palestinians would not pass unnoticed, Suzy Wighton knew that she somehow had to record the hopes and fears of the camp dwellers. People of all ages came to "Suzy's Clinic" carrying any scraps of paper they could salvage, old hospital registers, and then smuggled out the diaries past the guns of the soldiers, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780091740856ISBN:0091740851
Description: Very Good in VERY GOOD jacket. First Edition. 1st edition, 1st impression. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson, London, UK, In Stock. Ships From CA. USA
Date Published: 1990
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. LIBRARY WITHDRAWN book with stamps and stickers, dust jacket is in mylar protective sleeve, edges of pages are tanning, very good reading copy. 314 p. Hutchinson, London, UK hardcover, read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780091740856ISBN:0091740851
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very Good/Very Good, Cloth Hardback/Dust Jacket, 314 pages, 8 pages color photos, 8 pages black and white photos. read more
Binding: hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket
Publisher: Century Hutchinson, publishers, London-ISBN: 0091740851
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780091740856ISBN:0091740851
Description: VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket. 314 pages. Picture this. Palestine, 1987. Fifteen thousand refugees in a beleaguered camp. Their homes wrecked by continuous assault by shells, rockets and bullets. No food, no sewerage, very unhygienic. Enter a young Scottish nurse just as the camp is laid siege, and indiscriminate killing is underway. Got the picture? This book is Suzy Wighton's record of the hopes and fears of the camp dwellers. [The battered camp finally surrendered. Suzy ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson
Date Published: 22/02/1990
ISBN-13:9780091740856ISBN:0091740851
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780091740856ISBN:0091740851
Description: Hardcover, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours. pp., 800grams, ISBN: 0091740851. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HUTCHINSON
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780091740856ISBN:0091740851
Description: Published by Hutchinson in 1990. Hardback. Number of pages: 352. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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