Genre: Historical Fiction
This is a story about people searching for something in the most war torn country in the world, Afghanistan. Englishman Marcus has lived there for 40 years and is looking for his grandson and the truth about what happened to his daughter. Lara has travelled from Russia to search for the truth about the fate of her brother who was part of the Russian invasion in the 80s. David is an American revisiting his past; he was a CIA operative during the invasion. And Casa is an extremist who finds his narrow view of the world challenged by the hospitality of the Westerners and a possible love interest.
This book immediately grabbed me with its interesting characters and mini stories. The beginning is like a series of set pieces and then a number of characters coalesce into the same location, and what passes for a plot begins. But that’s not an issue, not really. The writing is great, the characters believable, the state of the world regrettable. There are moments of genius here, moments of fascinating history and moments of shocking religious examples. But the author loses his focus a little which is a shame as it had the potential to be brilliant. However, there is a lot to enjoy and it will get you thinking. Recommended to the reader who truly wishes to be transported to a different time and place.
A solid 4/5. I would definitely read more books by this author.
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