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  • Location: Afghanistan

Anatomy of a Soldier

1990s, 2000s – See what being on the frontline is really like.

  • Location: Kabul, Paris, San Francisco, Tilos

And the Mountains Echoed

1952: The beautiful story of a poor young boy in Afghanistan who will do anything for his little sister.

  • Location: Kabul

The Kabul Beauty School

2002: Deborah Rodriguez worked as a hairdresser and beautician in  Michigan before travelling to Afghanistan after September 11th to help reestablish the ‘beauty schools ‘that…

  • Location: India, Afghanistan, Pakistan

The Far Pavillions

1870s: M M Kaye takes to an India that you are unlikely to forget. A British man struggles with his identity once he finds out…

  • Location: Kabul

The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

Early 2000s: Deborah Rodriguez left America for Afghanistan in 2002 – she sets up a beauty school and co-owned a coffee house there. Her novels…

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Beneath the Orange Blossom

2025: A lost love. A devastating secret. And a summer that could change everything…

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