Thirteen days in September

This book offers a day-by-day chronicle of the 1978 Camp David conference, where President Jimmy Carter brokered the first peace treaty between Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. Lawrence Wright illuminates the complex issues and personalities involved, from the three leaders to key figures like Moshe Dayan and Rosalynn Carter. It reveals the extraordinary efforts behind this unprecedented peace, and the enduring challenges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.