Thirteen Days in September

A gripping account of the Camp David summit and the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East. ‘Wonderfully readable’ Martin Amis FT books of the year ‘Reminds us why Camp David is so important… The story has a tragedy of ambivalence and is not easy to tell… Wright finds the drama in all the frustrations and brings the unlucky 13 days to life’ Daily Telegraph A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2014 PICKA TOP TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A gripping account of the 1978 Camp David summit when President Jimmy Career persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East one which endures to this day. With his hallmark insight into the forces at play in the Middle East Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright takes us through each of these historic thirteen days illuminating the issues that have made the problems of the region so intractable and exploring the scriptural narratives that continue to frame the conflict. What emerges is a riveting view of the making of this unexpected and unprecedented peace treaty.. Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower The Looming Tower sold over 30000 copies through Nielsen UK and was a book of the year for The Times Evening Standard Economist Sunday Times Daily Mail Sunday Telegraph Observer Guardian and New Statesman A highly topical and timely revisiting of this important diplomatic triumph.