Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror

by Susan Galleymore

Book Overview

Susan Galleymore is the mother of a US soldier who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the story of how and why she traveled to Iraq to visit him on a military base. It is a remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. It also tells of her continuing journey through the middle east, interviewing mothers in war zones including Iraq, Israel and the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan and the United States. As these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745328296
• ISBN13: 9780745328294
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Powerful and convincing

This book belongs on a priority list of recent antiwar literature. The author tells her story (and several others)in a passionate, moving and highy literate manner. Susan Galleymore brings an unusual mix of personal and professional experiences to bear on the major war situations faced by Americans today, starting with her own son's unsettling decision to enlist in the military. From her own beginnings in South Africa, her time in Israel and the West Bank and her life in California, the author writes from deep in her mother's heart while at the same time offering a coherent analysis of military culture and policy. This is recommended (highly readable) reading for all concerned citizens.