Fereiba lived a lonely childhood in Afghanistan. Her mother died in childbirth and her stepmother never treated her like a real member of the family. Her stepmother does eventually arrange a marriage for her and it becomes a love match. Three children later, the Taliban are in power, Fereiba has had to give up the Continue Reading…
I hate to say it, but 2014 was by and large just an average reading year for me. I read a lot of books I liked, some of them quite a lot, but I didn’t actually rate anything five stars. I’m not sure what that means. Is my taste changing and my book choices aren’t Continue Reading…
Rahima lives in a family of girls. Her father was a fighter for the local war lord in their Afghan village and he’s now addicted to opium. With custom demanding that the girls never leave the house without a male family member to escort them, they’re struggling. When Rahima’s aunt comes to visit, bearing stories Continue Reading…