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Between Two Rivers: 'A WONDERFUL READ' -- TOM HOLLAND
Moudhy Al-Rashid
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Thousands of years ago, in a part of the world we now call ancient Mesopotamia, people began writing things down for the very first time.
In Between Two Rivers, historian Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid reveals the breathtakingly intimate, raw and relatable moments they left behind, like a dog's paw prints as it accidentally stepped into fresh clay, or the adorable, messy writing of preschoolers. We brush hands with an enslaved person negotiating their freedom, an astronomer tracing the movement of the planets, and a working mother struggling with 'the juggle' in 1900 BCE.
Together, these fragments illuminate not just the history of Mesopotamia, but the story of how history was made.
Read MorePraise for Between Two Rivers: 'A WONDERFUL READ' -- TOM HOLLAND
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I have never read a book on Mesopotamia that so beautifully brings to life the people themselves. It melts away the sense of time. A wonderful read.Fascinating and magnificent, beautifully written and explained: this book is a masterpiece.A tender, moving and vivid history of ancient Mesopotamia and how it still speaks to us.Ancient Mesopotamia comes alive in Moudhy Al-Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history ... spellbinding ... a fresh and very human portrait of the region - New ScientistBetween Two Rivers provides remarkable insights into ancient lives ... it is impossible not be moved - Sunday TimesAbsorbing, learned and witty, Between Two Rivers is far more than an account of ancient Mesopotamia. Al-Rashid offers an ingenious, passionate 'history of histories'Wonderfully vivid. - Literary Review
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