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The Storyteller's Daughter : One Woman's Return to Her Lost Homeland
The Storyteller's Daughter One Woman's Return to Her Lost Homeland
Author: Saira Shah
Imagine that a jewel-like garden overlooking Kabul is your ancestral home. Imagine a kitchen made fragrant with saffron strands and cardamom pods simmering in an authentic pilau. Now remember that you were born in London, your family in exile, and that you have never seen Afghanistan in peacetime. — These are but the starting points of Saira Shah...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400031474
ISBN-10: 1400031478
Publication Date: 10/12/2004
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
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I'm not sure exactly why, but I lost interest halfway through. It's interesting, good writing, but something just didn't hold my interest...
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This is a really great read about a journalist's return to her homeland of Afghanistan. Her remarkable trip is desciribed vividly. I really enjoyed learning about the culture through her eyes as a returning woman who must go to extremes to see her country safely.
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From the documentarian who brought us "Beneath the Veil," this is a stunning tale of Afghanistan before and after the Taliban.


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