THE MORNING THEY CAME FOR US

Once in a decade comes an account of war that promises to be a classic...

Doing for Syria what "Imperial Life in the Emerald City" did for the war in Iraq, "The Morning They Came for Us" bears witness to one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and the front pages of the New York Times, award-winning journalist Janine di Giovanni gives us a tour de force of war reportage, all told through the perspective of ordinary people—among them a doctor, a nun, a musician, and a student. What emerges is an extraordinary picture of the devastating human consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in a jihadist war zone. Recalling celebrated works by Ryszard Kapus ?cin ?ski, Philip Gourevitch, and Anne Applebaum, The Morning They Came for Us, through its unflinching account of a nation on the brink of disintegration, becomes an unforgettable testament to resilience in the face of nihilistic human debasement. Janine di Giovanni is a writer for The Times of London and Vanity Fair, a contributor to the New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, The Spectator, National Geographic, and many others. She also writes columns and Op-Ed pieces for the Wall Street Journal and the International Herald Tribune. She frequently lectures on human rights abuse around the world. One of the world’s most respected and experienced reporters, she has vast experience covering war and conflict. Her reporting has been called “established, accomplished brilliance,” and she has been cited as “the finest foreign correspondent of our generation.”