Beirut, I love you - Zena el Khalil

This is the story of Zena, a young woman who finds herself under the spell of a city that threatens to engulf her in war, grief, alcohol, Prozac and love affairs. In the streets armed militias carve out their territories, while ragged construction workers rebuild the city. Refugees sleep five to a bed as bleach-blondes with matching nose jobs wend their way to the next drug-fuelled supernightclub. At any moment, the bombs will start falling. Meanwhile, Zena and her best friend Maya try to make sense of their lives amidst the craziness, cosmetic surgery and husband hunting 'This captivating memoir sets love and loss against the ever-present threat of war.