false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166508248m/12662.jpg 12662 20 In this romantic adventure of wild Afghanistan, master storyteller James Michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. After an impetuous American girl, Ellen Jasper, marries a young Afghan engineer, her parents hear no word from her. Although she wants freedom to do as she wishes, not even she is sure what that means. In the meantime, she is as good as lost in that wild land, perhaps forever....<br>"An extraordinary novel....Brilliant."<br>THE NEW YORK TIMES<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i> 2496784 1963 Caravans: A Novel of Afghanistan total:630|5:156|4:245|3:193|2:29|1:7| 630 2404 838 74 3 2 false false Sun Aug 05 16:06:46 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 16:34:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jul 11 06:29:11 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 21 10:05:13 -0800 2007 Caravans is a tight, talky, and wonderfully insightful piece of work set entirely in Afghanistan. The novel centers on Mark Miller, a young American diplomat stationed in 1946 Kabul, who is charged to find Ellen, a woman who married an American-educated Afghan named Nazrullah and ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 03:03:13 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 17:31:09 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 1 false true Sat Dec 13 20:48:52 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 21:02:49 -0800 2008
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Given that, Caravans takes you on a whirlwind adventure into the heart of Afgh...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 23:22:55 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 23:23:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 07:22:58 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 07:27:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Dec 03 20:05:09 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 20:10:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 06:44:50 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:05:34 -0700 2009
This was a great book. The story told within its pages could easily take place today and be true of Afghanistan (as told to us through news reports) today. Someday, I would love to t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 17:00:43 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 08:36:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 19:01:59 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 19:04:03 -0700 2009 Probably one of his shorter (and lesser known) novels.
I love Michener because the stories are so well researched...he takes you and puts you right into the place and time.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Sep 02 12:53:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 12:54:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 01 15:26:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 15:28:16 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Nov 01 18:58:30 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 18:58:30 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 19 14:22:26 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 14:26:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12662