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In the dark, vast, choppy Sea of Recession, there was one visible life-preserver in Gretchen's proverbial binoculars. It said "Iraq". So she reluctantly uprooted her life and moved to the Middle East.There are plenty of books about Iraq of the sensible and serious variety. First-hand accounts of perilous military missions (Ambush Alley: The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War), or forbidden love stories (Love in a Torn Land), or heroic escape stories (Concealed…Inside the Enemy).This is not like those.In 2009, in spite of her decision, Gretchen was not really ready for Iraq. The bigger question might have been, was Iraq ready for her?*2015 Update from the author* The climate in Iraq has changed drastically since I was there, and my heart goes out to the people who have been caught there, in the middle of the horrific nightmare. It is so important for us to remember that Iraq is home to so many good and decent people, who are just trying to live normal lives. Family, friends, jobs, hopes, dreams, struggles - we all have them, regardless of where we were born. 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