The Story behind the Book: Road to Damascus (Elaine Imady)
Today's blog post is the next in the series of book back stories and is the story behind Road to Damascus by Elaine Imady (who, coincidentally, is the mother of two other MSI Press authors, Muna Imady and Omar Imady . In response to the publisher's request for some insight into the writing of her book, Elaine Imady wrote -- Actually, I think my book "Road to Damascus" quite thoroughly answers the question as to why I wrote it. I have three children, eleven grandchildren and fourteen greatgrandchildren. None of them would exist today if Mohammed and I had not met that crucial December 15th, l955, and all of them are curious about their family history. I wrote the book partly to satisfy their curiosity and additionally to counteract the many books about the dreadful results of Western women marrying Arabs and suffering as a result. Book Description: Recommended by US Review of Books and First Runner-Up in the Eric Hoffer Awards legacy competition, Road to Damasc