Llewellyn answers serious questions about Lebanon in this history of the small Mediterranean country. He looks at the Druze, the Maronites, Sunnis, Armenians and others who make up the country and celebrates the qualities which unite these disparate groups. 'Part travelogue, part political vignettes, part personal reminiscences, Llewellyn captures the essence of this unique and troubled country'. Tim Llewellyn was the BBC's Middle East Correspondent for ten years, during which time he covered the Lebanese civil war, the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, the First Gulf War and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since leaving the BBC staff in 1992, he has been a regular broadcast and print commentator on Middle East politics.