... powerful.

... opens and closes with beautiful evocations of the power of faith in trying times.

With a reporting career spanning three decades throughout the region, she writes with poignant authenticity as she weaves her own deeply personal faith experiences with those of a parade of Middle Eastern citizens who populate the history she recounts of Iraq, Gaza, Syria, and Egypt, places foundational to early Christianity.

... poignant.

Di Giovanni’s insightful reporting traces the histories of these groups and emphasizes the cultural legacies they represent.