CANDACE , a wealthy American who has finally left her husband for her Afghan lover, the enigmatic Wakil. It does however have a very comforting vibe throughout which shows us the love,kindness and family spirit of afghan way of life and culture. Then the US troops begin to withdraw - and the women watch in horror as the Taliban advance on the capital at ferocious speed. Some of the firm friendships happened in the space of a few lines, I couldn’t quite see how they’d formed these bonds so quickly.

Deborah Rodriguez is a hairdresser, a motivational speaker, and the author of the bestselling memoir Kabul Beauty School. Yazmina now runs a pair of women's shelters from the old cafe, and dreams of a bright future for her two young daughters.At first I was irritated by the 'let me work in lots of foreign words and explain these different cultural viewpoints to you' tone. Whilst the author doesn’t go into the greatest of details of the war itself and the horrific killings, through the characters, you feel every ounce of fear and despair that they are going through. Candace, a wealthy American who has finally left her husband for her Afghan lover, the enigmatic Wakil .

These Muslim females were convicted by Afghan judges of the crimes of being widows, or from running away from husbands who beat them or from family members who threw acid in their faces. These chikidor are competing with another, she thought, like the schoolgirls back home with their cellphones, handbags and jewelry. I understand why this book made it to the top of best sellers- the people reading it are the ones that do not know much about Afghani- or any Middle Eastern or Asian culture. It's evident the author has first hand knowledge of what it was like, particularly for women, to live in Kabul at the beginning of the Taliban resurgence.The author has described the emotions of every character so beautifully and in such detail that the entire time I imagined myself sitting in one corner of the cafe, watching them with my naked eye. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office. The deep bonds and compelling personalities of this eclectic group leap from the page, with Layla and Halajan shining particularly brightly for me. Okay, so first things first, this book was released in 2013, clearly in the proceeding ten years a lot has once again changed in Afghanistan, that did affect my reading experience. Muhammad (upon him be peace) is not to Islam or Muslims what Jesus (upon him be peace) is to Christianity or Christians.