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The is the thread which contains the Table of Contents and the Syllabus for the House of Stone:

House of Stone A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid by Anthony Shadid


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Table of Contents: House of Stone

Family Trees: x
Introduction: xiii - xviii

Part 1: Returning
Chapter 1: What Silence Knows 3
Chapter 2: Little Olive 14
Chapter 3: Three Birds 35
Chapter 4: Our Last Generation 49
Chapter 5. Gold 65
Chapter 6: Early Harvest 77
Chapter 7: Don't Tell The Neighbors 88
Chapter 8: Abu Jean, Does This Please You? 99
Chapter 9: Mr. Chaya Appears 112
Chapter 10: Last Whispers 128
Chapter 11: Khairalla's Oud 142
Chapter 12: Citadels 155

Part Two: At Home
Chapter 13: Homesick 171
Chapter 14: A Bush Called Rozana 181
Chapter 15: Stupid Cat 197
Chapter 16: Sitara 205
Chapter 17; Salted Miqta 216
Chapter 18: Passing Danger 232
Chapter 19: Home 240
Chapter 20: Worse Times 249
Chapter 21: In The Name Of The Father 259
Chapter 22: Coming Home 269
Chapter 23: Oh Laila 278
Chapter 24: My Jedeida 249

Epilogue 303
Note to Readers 309


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Syllabus

Week One - April 1-April 7 -> Intro,Part One: Chapter One, pages xiii - 13.
Introduction, pages xiii - xviii
Chapter One - What Silence Knows, pages 3-13

Week Two - April 8-April 14 -> Chapters Two, Three, pages 14-48
Chapter Two - Little Olive, pages 14-34
Chapter Three - Three Birds, pages 35-48

Week Three - April 15-April 21 -Chapters 4, 5, pages 49-76
Chapter Four - Our Last Gentleman, pages 49-64
Chapter Five - Gold, pages 65-76

Week Four -April 22-28 Chapters 6,7, pages 77-98
Chapter Six - Early Harvest, pages 77-87
Chapter Seven - Don't Tell The Neighbors, pages 88-98

Week Five- April 29- May 5 Chapters 8,9, pages 98-127
Chapter Eight - Abu Jean, Does This Please You?, pages 99-111
Chapter Nine - Mr. Chaya Appears, pages 112-127

Week Six - May 6-May 12 Chapters 10, 11, pages 128-154
Chapter Ten - Last Whispers, pages 128-141
Chapter Eleven - Khairalla's Oud, pages 142-154

Week Seven - May 13-May 19 Chapters 12 and Part II - Chapter 13, pages 155-180
Chapter Twelve - Citadels, pages 155-168
Part Two, Chapter Thirteen - Homesick, pages 171-180

Week Eight -May 20-May 26 Chapters 14, 15, pages 181-204
Chapter Fourteen - A Bush Called Rozana, pages 181-196
Chapter Fifteen - Stupid Cat, pages 197-204

Week Nine -May 27-June 1 Chapters 16, 17, pages 205-231
Chapter Sixteen - Sitara, pages 205-215
Chapter Seventeen - Salted Miqta, pages 216-231

Week Ten - June 3-June 9 Chapters 18, 19, 20, pages 232-258
Chapter Eighteen - Passing Danger, pages 232-239
Chapter Nineteen - Home, pages 241-248
Chapter Twenty - Worse Times, pages 249-258

Week Eleven - June 10-June 16 Chapter 21, 22, pages 259-277
Chapter Twenty One - In The Name Of The Father, pages 259-268
Chapter Twenty Two - Coming Home, pages 269-277

Week Twelve - June 17-June 23 Chapter 23, 24 and Epilogue, Note to Readers, pages 278-311
Chapter Twenty Three - Oh Laila, pages 278-285
Chapter Twenty Four - My Jedeida, pages 286-301

Epilogue, pages 303-307
Notes To Readers, pages 309-311

Week Thirteen - June 24th - June 30th - Book as a Whole and Final Thoughts


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Thanks to Jill for putting together the above.


Katy (kathy_h) Thanks to Jill and Bentley. I am excited for this read.


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This should be an interesting read on so many levels. Jill will be leading this one and I am looking forward to it too.


Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Libby......glad to see your comments and we are glad that the syllabus is helpful to you. Don't worry about any mistakes........all moderators are here to help. Join right into the discussion.


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