Category: Memoir Type: Non-Fiction
Copyright: January 2012
Author's adventures as an American teen in Tripoli in 1950s. A study of contrasts, teens wore jeans, Libyan women were covered in garments called barracans.
An Army Brat in Libya chronicles the life of an American teen In the 1950s in the exotic world of the Middle East. Libya had a king and the U.S. had the strategic Wheelus Air Force Base. It was a life among the palm trees, camels, donkeys and Roman ruins, right on the edge of the beautiful Mediterranean. The U.S. Air Force high school was small but friendly with plenty of activities that didn't include TV or computers. Living in the city across from the Egyptian Embassy provided its own education, like riots during the Suez Crisis or an outdoor newsreel featuring Nasser of Egypt.
A passionate and poignant memoir written by a woman whose life has been guided by the words: "I am here to learn how to love well." The book is a deep examination of relationships, family, motivation, and honoring of the Self.
Jamie was a healthy, active 12-year old who loved to skate and played hockey as well as any boy. Then one afternoon during a game, she suffered a stroke that changed her world. Her memoir takes the reader through her ordeal and her journey out of the
