The Taliban have disappeared from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their brutal regime remain. In his short life eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most. He soon discovers that his beloved Georgie is caught up in a dangerous love affair with the powerful Afghan warlord Haji Khan, a legendary name on the streets of Kabul.

"Eine bewegende Liebesgeschichte." Freundin ...

Fawad und wie er die Welt sieht ...

In post-Taliban Afghanistan, Fawad and his mother move in with a Western woman, Georgie, who has a special relationship with a notorious Afghan warlord, and soon, a horrible tragedy threatens to destroy Fawad's unwavering love for his country. A first novel. Original.

It's Cyprus, 1955 - a guerrilla war is raging and four Greek brothers are growing up to the familiar sounds of exploding bombs and sniper fire. Determined to avenge the death of his elder brother and to win the heart of his beloved Praxi, young Loukis joins a cell of schoolboy terrorists operating in the mountains.

The Taliban have withdrawn from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their regime remain. In his short life, elevenyearold Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed, his sister has been abducted, and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of parsimonious relatives to eke out a handtomouth existence.

It was Cyprus, 1955 - a war is raging and four Greek brothers are growing up to the familiar sounds of exploding bombs and sniper fire. Determined to avenge the death of his elder brother and to win the heart of his beloved Praxi, young Loukis joins a cell of schoolboy terrorists operating in the mountains.