Non Fiction

A Beirut Heart:One Woman's War is the unforgettable story of an American woman who lived amidst the Lebanese civil war for eight years and through it all attempted to sustain a normal life with her Lebanese husband and two small children. Sultan's memoir offers a unique illustration of the unsung heroes of war--the women who…

As an American, Cathy Sultan feels enormous responsibility for being part of a political system that proclaims itself the bastion of freedom. Having lived for many years in war-torn Lebanon, she found herself dismayed by how little Americans knew about the rest of the world, and in particular, the Middle East, where the United States…

Cathy Sultan combines compelling history and vivid personal interviews that connect the lives of the oft-ignored civilians of South Lebanon and northern Israel during the war of July 2006 and its aftermath. She documents how these families and soldiers have been victimized by the hawkish, shortsighted policy decisions of Israel, Lebanon, and the United States.…