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Yes, sometimes the world is a carpet, but mostly it’s not. This book is about a world that’s not.
You may think you have learned all about Afghanistan from the years our soldiers have spent time there, but this is not that Afghanistan. This is the Afghanistan experienced by the women who live there. The women who spend most of their days, most of their lives, making amazing carpets, beautiful carpets that will support their families, while their husbands escape this world with opium, while their ...more
You may think you have learned all about Afghanistan from the years our soldiers have spent time there, but this is not that Afghanistan. This is the Afghanistan experienced by the women who live there. The women who spend most of their days, most of their lives, making amazing carpets, beautiful carpets that will support their families, while their husbands escape this world with opium, while their ...more
Jul 03, 2013
Oana
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A little bit too much emphasis on the thesaurus, but a nice haunting story about trying to live in northern Afghanistan. Some good info on understanding why things are the way they are.
Mar 05, 2015
Kristin
marked it as to-read
Sep 16, 2019
Stacey
marked it as to-read
