In her gripping account of the Iraq war Jackie Spinner goes beyond the headlines to reveal the challenges of reporting news in a place where danger and fear accompany journalists everywhere. This is a vivid and personal story of her time in Iraq -- where for thirteen months she covered the war from its center in Baghdad Fallujah Kurdistan and Abu Ghraib -- and of being transformed from a naive woman and rookie correspondent into a seasoned foreign reporter. Jackie s account is punctuated by brief vignettes written by her identical twin sister Jenny who watched as Jackie was drawn further and further into a world increasingly fraught with danger. Every morning she looked for Jackie s byline in the Post knowing only then that her sister had survived another day. Through it all -- the violence and fear as well as the moments of humor camaraderie and warmth -- Jackie Spinner brings home with brilliant intensity and candor what it is like to report on a war under exceptional circumstances.