Download or read book A Land of Aching Hearts written by Leila Tarazi Fawaz and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century after the Great War, the experiences of civilians and soldiers in the Middle East during those years have faded from memory. A Land of Aching Hearts traverses ethnic, class, and national borders to recover the personal stories of those who endured this cataclysmic event, and their profound sense of sacrifices made in vain.