What I really enjoyed about this book was that while it is nothing more than chick lit, it touches on some really serious issues. Set in current day Afghanistan we see the oppression that many women still face, and just how corrupt the system is. Not only are women treated horrifically, we also s...
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul is one of those books that changes your life. As a Westerner, you have fixed ideas; as a woman, you have emotions - this book challenges both of these. I struggle to understand why women and men behave as they do in this culture and whilst reading this book in no...
Has Life for Afghani Women Improved Because of Rodriguez?I have mixed feelings about this book. It's easy to read and provides an interesting and informative portrayal of life for the women of Afghanistan. I'm not sorry I read it, but it did drag on in the end and I started counting pages wonderi...
Italya’s birth was a real family affair, with Noah and me and Derek and Teresa and Denis all cramming into the car to drive Martha to the clinic for her C-section. It was all rather calm and matter-of-fact, as if we were simply popping down to the supermarket to pick up some chicken for dinner. T...
“Red,” I announced. Anisa translated this into Dari, and they all nodded. “Pretty easy so far, huh?” I added. “I bet you could have told me that yourselves!” After Anisa translated; the twenty women in pale blue uniforms all laughed. Roshanna gave me a thumbs-up sign from the back of the group. A...
Sunny slammed her cup down angrily on the kitchen table. “Whoa there, lady. Calm yourself. I told you, everyone is okay.” Candace held out her own empty cup for a refill, as if this were a restaurant. She had been there less than an hour and already she was pissing Sunny off. The knock on the doo...