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Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep (Paperback)

by Siba Shakib (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Century (4 April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0712623396
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712623391
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,687 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The moving story of an indomitable Afghan woman, Shirin-Gol, who rebelled against life within a forced marriage, spent behind the walls of her house, and who wanted an education for her children so that they might have the chance to live free from the fear and poverty she had known since girlhood.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, 9 Feb 2004
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I wish i had the time to go back and read this again. It is confusing at first, but then you get into the story. It is wonderful account of the life of a typical Afghan female - the book starts with the main character as a child. It shows her struggles as she tries to bring up a family - it really makes you want to do something to help.

An amazing book, well worth the read!

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational journey against all odds., 19 May 2002
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This book kept me gripped to the end, I read it in two nights. Brilliant story but leaves you desperate to know where Shirin-Gol is today.
Exceptional insight into homeless refugees in their unending flight to find peace. Much suffering only shows Shirin-Gol as a rock to her husband and children and inspiration to anyone who feels the mountain of life is too hard to climb. I shall keep this one on my bookshelf.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing - must read, 12 Jun 2005
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One woman's incredible history -- it's a disturbing, true story but reads almost like a novel... the kind you can't put down. At the same time, it is fairly impartial and is written in a very special sort of objective journalistic form. It also imparts a great deal of knowledge about the recent history of Afghanistan. One of the most moving and memorable books I have ever read. Read it and learn. Read it and weep.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good book on Afghanistan
One would have to either question Ms. Shakib's intentions while writing this book or question her sources. As an Afghanistani I found finding a lot of what she wrote suspect. Read more
Published 20 months ago by N. Naderi

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst books I have read on Afghanistan
I think the Western audience must be desperate for books on Afghanistan to have rated this book so high. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mahbina Waheed

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book!
This is one of the best books I have read for a very long time, as well as being a very moving story I also found that at times it was very funny.
Published on 12 Jan 2007 by J. Downes

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
This is a fantastic book. Its one of those books that are written in the style that has elegance and written for the character that is narrating depending on theit age at the time... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2006 by M. Mukhtar

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing
Absolutely amazing. Could not put the book down, Read it in 1 day! Very moving, brings tears to eyes!
Published on 23 Aug 2006 by A. Adam

4.0 out of 5 stars Now there's just the mad dogs left
It's sometimes good to read about a land where people still count the honour of the family above their own self-interest, where women and men have separate roles, where marriage... Read more
Published on 1 May 2005 by Robert Lauder

5.0 out of 5 stars Truely Amazing Book
I have just finished reading this book and was never very interested in Afghanistan before this. But after reading this book I think those of us who don't live in war torn... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed
I could not get in to this book although I was really looking forward to reading it. It was written like a child would write, with no 'speech marks'. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2003 by lynneje

5.0 out of 5 stars Supurb
This is a truely supurb book about shirin gol. An Afghan woman detailing her life, her love for her husband, how she gave all she had to support him and her family and how her... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2003 by mr-melody

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding the life of Afghanistan women
This book is written about the life of a typical woman in afghanistan. It moves through the hardships of war, of constant moves, and of struggling to keep her family together and... Read more
Published on 8 April 2003 by Miss S Arisoy

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