Belén Fernandez "Coffee with Hezbollah"

[mary <humdrum2 at libero.it>]

http://palestinethinktank.com/2010/04/20/belen-fernandez-coffee-with-hezbollah/


Before reading the wonderful book by Belén Fernández “Coffee with
Hezbollah”, I never would have imagined it possible to read about the
post-destruction aftermath of Lebanon and smile at the same time. The
pretext alone, a hitchhiking trip from Turkey to southern Lebanon simply
“feels” dramatic, especially when the memory of

Brides on Tour, was still fresh. Would two young, attractive,
independent women meet a better fate than the raped and assassinated
Pippa Bacca, travelling in the same way, with each new step being not
only a test of their own wits and good fortune, but also a constant
surrender to trust in a world wracked by its encounter with the ultimate
violence?