House of stone: a memoir of home, family, and a lost Middle East

Family trees

Introduction : Bayt

pt. 1. Returning. What silence knows

Little olive

Three birds

Our last gentleman

Gold

Early harvest

Don 't tell the neighbors

Abu Jean, does this please you?

Mr. Chaya appears

Last whispers

Khairalla's Oud

Citadels

pt. 2. At home. Homesick

A bush call Rozana

Stupid cat

Sitara

Salted Miqta

Passing danger

Home

Worse times

In the name of the father

Coming home

Oh Laila

My Jedeida

Epilogue

Afterword

Note to readers.

Introduction : Bayt

pt. 1. Returning. What silence knows ; Little olive ; Three birds ; Our last gentleman ; Gold ; Early harvest ; Don 't tell the neighbors ; Abu Jean, does this please you? ; Mr. Chaya appear s ; Last whispers ; Khairalla's oud ; Citadels

pt. 2. At home. Homesick ; A bush call Rozana ; Stupid cat ; Sitara ; Salted miqta

Passing danger ; Home ; Worse times ; In the name of the father ; Coming home ; Oh Laila ; My Jedeida.