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Born Under a Million Shadows
Andrea Busfield
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Description for Born Under a Million Shadows
Paperback. The Taliban have disappeared from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their brutal regime remain. Eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed, 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. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552775632
SKU
V9780552775632
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About Andrea Busfield
Andrea Busfield was a tabloid journalist and now lives in Vienna where she writes full time. Visit her at www.Andreabusfieldbooks.co.uk.
Reviews for Born Under a Million Shadows
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
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