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Damascus today is a monument to her past, to all the people and civilisations that helped shape her. Buy mirror to damascus unabridged edition by colin thubron, jonathan keeble isbn. Mirror to damascus by colin thubron 2018, paperback for. Buy mirror to damascus book online at low prices in india. Described by the author as simply a work of love, mirror to damascus provides a rich and fascinating history of damascus from the amorites of the bible to the revolution of 1966, and is also a charming and witty personal record of an extraordinary city. Mirror to damascus ebook by colin thubron 9781446483657. The author, colin thubron, has built up a following with his travel writing on places in the world least understood by people. In this enthusiastic piece of travel writing, colin thubron tells the tale of a city that has seen empires rise and fall, conquerors come and go and has lasted for over two thousand years. Described by the author as simply a work of love, mirror to damascus provides a rich and fascinating history of damascus from the amorites of the bible to the revolution of 1966. Mirror to damascus is a unique portrait of a city now obscured b. Colin gerald dryden thubron, cbe frsl fras born 14 june 1939 is a british travel writer. Mirror to damascus by colin thubron 2008 1204 colin thubron on. Read mirror to damascus by colin thubron available from rakuten kobo.
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