In the tradition of Truman Capote's classic In Cold Blood, a powerful and gripping depiction of a crime and its aftermath.
Åsne Seierstad was born in 1970 and studied Russian, Spanish and the History of Philosophy at Oslo University. An internationally bestselling author, she has also received numerous awards for her journalism. She has worked as a war correspondent across the world, including Russia, China, Iraq and Afghanistan. Her second book, The Bookseller of Kabul, has sold over two million copies and the paperback was in the Sunday Times top ten for over a year. Her other critically acclaimed works include A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal and The Angel of Grozny. Following the atrocities in Oslo and Utoya in July 2011, she attended the trial of Anders Breivik and then began work on One of Us, which became a European bestseller. All of Åsne Seierstad's books are published by Virago.
Honestly and intelligently written . . . offers lessons to those
who choose to heed it on the folly of trying to make simple
diagnoses or to apply simple remedies in Afghanistan
*Daily Telegraph*
A colourful portrait of people struggling to survive in the most
brutal circumstances . . . bears witness to the power of literature
to withstand even the most repressive regime
*Daily Mail*
A compelling picture of a country which tragically continues to
tear itself apart
*Sunday Telegraph*
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