{"product_id":"the-long-road-from-kandahar-9780008245245","title":"The Long Road from Kandahar","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe hand of friendship can span a thousand miles...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePakistan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the almond orchards of the Swat Valley, Zamir tends goats with his son, Raza. He must make a heartbreaking decision if he is to protect his youngest child from the Taliban.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a military base in Lashkar Gah, Ben lives on edge, wondering if his family will be the next to receive life-changing news from the front line.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCornwall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in a ramshackle house on the Cornish coast, Ben's mother Delphi, an artist, offers a refuge to her grandson Finn, as he retreats from the changes he senses in his family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Raza and Finn, two boys from impossibly different worlds, meet, they are united by their loneliness. But will their unexpected bond be enough to save not just each other, but also their families, just as all their lives are about to change forever?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'At once heartbreaking and uplifting, and its focus on the themes of war and loss, love and friendship across cultures is both topical and timeless: a powerful story from a writer operating at the height of her powers'\u003c\/strong\u003e JANE JOHNSON, \u003cem\u003eThe Tenth Gift\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Interweave[ing] the devastation exacted by war on the lives of two boys... [this] blistering story shows how no one is remote, connecting rural Cornwall with the Swat Valley of Pakistan'\u003c\/strong\u003e GEORGIA KAUFMANN, \u003cem\u003eThe Dressmaker of Paris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Sara MacDonald writes with a lyrical quality that captivated me from the start'\u003c\/strong\u003e AMANDA JENNINGS, \u003cem\u003eThe Storm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara MacDonald has written all her life. She has been an army wife, living all over the world, and now lives in Cornwall. She is the bestselling author of seven novels, including \u003cem\u003eAnother Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn a Kingdom by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50456465539346,"sku":"9780008245245","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82295ef3-2074-4ea2-8b95-e3c580e5571b.jpg?v=1729910902","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-road-from-kandahar-9780008245245","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}