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Veiled Freedom

Veiled Freedom

Author(s): Jeanette Windle

Location(s): Afghanistan

Genre(s): Fiction, Romance

Era(s): Modern

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This is the story of three people whose paths cross. Amy is an aid worker,who arrives in Afghanistan. She has few illusions about the difficulties she might have to face on a personal level, and struggles to implement the help and support that she has come to give. Steve is a security contractor who guards the Minister of the Interior and Jamil is an Afghan seeking to make sense of the destruction around him.

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This is quite an extraordinary read, it does have a level of religious awareness, treats people with a sensitivity and really draws the hardship that must be Afghanistan in a penetrating way. The end...

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