Born Under a Million Shadows by Andrea Busfield
For fans of THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hossein and Yasmin Khadra's THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL, a devastating tale of forbidden love between an Englishwoman and a Kabul warlord. The Taliban have disappeared from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their brutal regime remain. In his short life eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed, his sister has been abducted, and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of family to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence. Then Mariya finds a position as housekeeper for a charismatic western woman, Georgie, and Fawad dares to hope for an end to their struggle. He soon discovers that his beloved Georgie is caught up in a dangerous love affair with the powerful Afghan warlord Haji Khan, a legendary name on the streets of Kabul. At first resentful of Haji Khan's presence, Fawad learns that love can move a man to act in surprising ways, and an overwhelming act of generosity persuades him of the warlord's good intentions. But even a man as influential as Haji Khan can't protect Fawad from the next tragedy to blight his young life, a tragedy so devastating that it threatens to destroy the one thing Fawad thought he could never lose: his love for his country.
This beautifully told tale will capture the reader's heart..powerful and moving * The Sun *
Beautifully written, touching and laced with humour, it's a stunningly assured debut from a writer who looks set to be a big star * News of the World *
Beautifully written, touching and laced with humour, it's a stunningly assured debut from a writer who looks set to be a big star * News of the World *
Andrea Busfield was a tabloid journalist and now lives in Vienna where she writes full time. Visit her at www.Andreabusfieldbooks.co.uk.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552775632 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552775630 |
| Title | Born Under a Million Shadows |
| Author | Andrea Busfield |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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