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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... read more

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On a bleak wintry morning some years ago I was summoned to the office of our naval attaché at the American embassy in Kabul.

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This is book 4 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1963. (authoritative list)

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  1. James A. Michener (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1963
ISBN: 0394418492
Page Count: 341

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