Late for tea at the Deer Palace

Description:

Relates the author's entrance into Iraq in 2003, ten days after the fall of Baghdad, to investigate the rich history of her family, who held a privileged place in Iraqi society until the 1950s, when they were forced to flee.

subjects: Social conditions,  Family,  Biography,  History,  Families,  New York Times reviewed,  Iraq, biography,  Iraq, history,  Iraq, social conditions,  Iraqis

People: Chalabi family,  Tamara Chalabi

Places: Iraq

Times: 20th century,  1921-