Blogs in January 2020

Thunder over Kandahar 25th January 2020

A powerful novel of enduring friendship set amid the terror and chaos of present-day Afghanistan. Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for...

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The Wasted Vigil 25th January 2020

In The Wasted Vigil, Nadeem Aslam, the award-winning author of Maps for Lost Lovers, brilliantly knits together five seemingly unconnected lives to create a luminous story set in contemporary Afghanistan.There’s Marcus, an English expat who was married to an...

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Silent Trees 25th January 2020

It’s the winter of 1978 in Kabul and all seems quiet. Habib Dhil is a member of the privileged elite of Afghanistan. As the head of a powerful manufacturing concern, he has wealth, education, opportunities to travel, and a...

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Shooting Kabul 25th January 2020

In the summer of 2001, twelve year old Fadi’s parents make the difficult decision to illegally leave Afghanistan and move the family to the United States. When their underground transport arrives at the rendezvous point, chaos ensues, and Fadi...

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Fear of Beauty 25th January 2020

The battered body of an Afghan boy is found at the base of a cliff outside a remote village in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Did he fall as most of the villagers think? Or is this the work of American...

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