About the Book: My Damascus
Writer and architect, Suad Amiry, was born in an old neighbourhood of Damascus,
the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. In My Damascus she takes
her reader by the hand through not only the narrow alleys and lively souqs
adjacent to the grand Umayyad mosque, but also into the intimate spaces of her
rich merchant grandfathers Baroudi Mansion.
Through a web of interwoven personal stories and an intricate mix of simple,
complicated or sometimes devious characters, Amiry travels across space and
time, spanning three generations of family history. The Baroudi women animate
the story and sparkle like no others: Teta,