Ms. Abinader has written a slice of history that teaches all of us how a family's desperate fights for survival wins out over the horrific clashes of cultures. The complexities of race, religion, and geography are rooted in each family's struggle. No better family than this could teach us this lesson.
Children Of The Roojme: A Family's Journey From Lebanon (Paperback)
A true storyteller, Elmaz Abinader unites the memoirist’s attention to detail with the songwriter’s penchant for precision of sound, bringing the reader into intimate relationship with her subjects, be they a family preparing for occupation, a sorrowful woman and “war-addicted” child, or herself as the daughter of Lebanese immigrant.. Aimee Suzara, Arte East
