Purple Hearts - Back from Iraq Travel writing as it gradually peels back

as it gradually peels back overlapping skins of fear and desire

Most pass through the town on their way someplace else

Any questions get in touch

always promise something – a revelation – just out of reach

I was struck by the near-silence of the land

Purple Hearts - Back from Iraq Travel writing as it gradually peels backFirst edition first impression hardback in fine condition. Minor markings on the back cover. Please see pictures. About A Purple Heart, the honour given to US soldiers for their wounds, is one that many cling to when faced with the realities of both the return home and their time at war. Accompanying the images are first person interviews with the soldiers as they discuss why they enlisted and their experiences in the second Iraq war, as well as their