The acclaimed author of "The Wasted Vigil "now gives us a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11: a story of war, of one family's losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses.
Jeo and Mikal are foster brothers from a small to[...]

A "Publishers Weekly" and "Kirkus" Best Book of the Year
Growing up as brothers in a small town in Pakistan, Jeo and Mikal were inseparable; however as adults their paths have diverged sharply. Jeo is newly married and a dedicated medical student, while Mikal, in love with a woman he can't have,[...]

A sack of letters lost in a train crash has mysteriously reappeared, and the inhabitants of a small town in Pakistan are waiting anxiously to see what long-buried secrets will come to light. The author creates an exotic world, where traditional rituals of everyday life are played out against a backd[...]

Love is not consolation, it is light. From the author of "Maps for Lost Lovers" comes a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11 - a story of war, of one family's losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses. Jeo and Mikal, foster-b[...]

In an unnamed town Jugnu and his lover Chanda have disappeared. Rumours abound in the close-knit Pakistani community, and then on a snow-covered January morning Chanda's brothers are arrested for murder. This book opens the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, community, nationality and r[...]

The disappearance of unmarried lovers Jugnu and Chanda turns tragic when Chanda's brothers are arrested for their murders and the families struggle to reconcile their Islamic faith with their lives in England, the murders, and the crime's devastating impact on the rest of their families, in the lyri[...]

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När den unge läkarstudenten Jeo ska ta sig över gränsen till Afghanistan och ge vård åt den skadade civilbefolkningen beslutar sig hans fosterbror Mikal för att följa med. Men trots sina goda avsikter blir de snart indragna i krigets [...]

En självlysande roman som tränger djupt in i ett land och dess kultur från succéförfattaren bakom Kartor för vilsna älskande.Lara kommer från Ryssland till Afghanistan för att leta efter sin försvunne bror som deserterade från den sovjetiska invasionsarmén drygt tjugo år tidigare. Hon b[...]

Nadeem Aslam kuvaa Afganistanin sotien keskelle jääneiden ihmisten sopeutumista ja selviytymistä. Lääkäri Marcus Caldwellilta konfliktit neuvostoarmeijan ja talibanien kanssa ovat vieneet vaimon, tyttären ja toisen käden. Tunnelma Marcuksen talossa on raskas, muttei katkera. Kun ei tiedä, k[...]