As Nick Jenkins travels from the war zones of Afghanistan to his comrade’s hometown, his wounds have little to do with the shrapnel damage to his arm. Burdened with the guilt of failing to save his friend Spence, Nick is determined to find a home for the dog that had been Spence’s constant companion. Callie Redding, Spence’s childhood best friend, was shocked to learn he left her his old Victorian home. She’s even more surprised when one of his war buddies shows up with a dog at his side…
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Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi’s literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one’s own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini and Lisa See. In Kabul, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only rarely attend school, or leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age…