"Barely literate, and supporting his mother and sisters from the age of ten, Abu Chaker built up a business empire--despite twice losing everything he had. Diana Darke follows his tumultuous journey, from instability in Syria and civil war in Lebanon, to his arrival in England in the 1970s, where he rescued a failing Yorkshire textile mill, Hield Bros, and transformed it into a global brand. The Merchant of Syria tells two parallel stories: the life of a cloth merchant and his resilience, and the rich history of a nation built on trade. Over millennia Syria has seen great conflict and turmoil, but like the remarkable story of Abu Chaker, it continues to survive."--Jacket flap.
- ISBN10 0190874856
- ISBN13 9780190874858
- Publish Date 1 May 2018 (first published 26 April 2018)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press, USA
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English