Joan Y. (jmielkeyost) reviewed on 2/20/2010 + 50 more book reviews

I loved this book! The story is a re-written account from the author's diary from the time she was in Kabul. Her descriptions beautifully evoke the beauty and devastation of Afganistan without getting too graphic on the negative parts. She subtly describes some of the more quiet, and mostly invisible, horrors of the Middle East. One thing I really liked was how she gradually realizes that people are not always what they seem to be at first. She exhibits the bravery of someone who isn't afraid of anything because she had already experienced plenty of nastiness in her life and it made her brave rather than breaking her.

I expected the story to be ghost-written but it turns out the the second author is a friend of hers who helped put the book together. Deborah's voice is distinct and clear, and remarkably beautiful.

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