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Title: Born Under a Million Shadows
Author: Andrea Busfield
Narrator: Mark Meadows
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-02-09
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
In his short life, 11-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed; his sister has been abducted; and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of family to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence. But despite their struggles, Fawad's love of life never fades.
Then Mariya finds a position as housekeeper for a charismatic Western woman, Georgie, whom Fawad discovers is caught up in a dangerous love affair with the infamous Afghan warlord Haji Khan.
Members Reviews:
Laugh out load; sad and romantc
After reading the reviews written here, I felt I needed to add how much I enjoyed this book. It is a fantastic story of Fawad,a young boy's world in post Blair/Bushes Afganastan. After I read the story I serched Andrea Busfield Biography and she has indeed lived and worked in Afganastan as journelist so must know a great deal about the country. I don't think I can recomend this this book highly enough. It is pure joy, well read by Mark Medows
Bla
What made the experience of listening to Born Under a Million Shadows the most enjoyable?
The storyline, the characters and the way the story was set.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Fawad, main character.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not really but the book itself is amazingly set, it has inspired me t start reading more, experimenting with various books.
The author has a great storyline which keeps you the edge, wanting more.
A more lighthearted view
Having read Khaled Hosseini, and others about Afghanistan, all of which I would highly recommend, this is a surprising pleasant change. There are some lovely moments, and some funny characters, and seen from the eyes of a child, it gives you a view that even amidst a war children worry about childlike things and they see the world in a different way. Don't come to this book if you are hoping for 'The Kite Runner'...take it is as it is, a nice story about a young boy, in a war torn country, who thinks about life no differently to any boy his age. The author has captured it well.
Wonderfully balanced book.
I listened to the unabridged audio version of this book during a recent long journey and the miles flew by. The author has hit just that perfect balance between putting across a serious message and making a book entertaining. For a book set in Afghanistan it has some wonderfully humorous momnents too.
Fawad is an 11yr old boy, living with his mother in an aunt's house. His father and two brothers are dead and no-one knows what has become of his sister since she was abducted by the Taliban. They have barely enough money to feed and clothe themselves, with nothing remaining to pay rent. Fawad runs with the local children, begging and stealing money from unsuspecting foreigners.
Their luck changes dramatically when his mother gets work as housemaid to a group of foreigners who share a house. She does all their cleaning and cooking and Fawad is allowed to live there with them.
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Title: Born Under a Million Shadows
Author: Andrea Busfield
Narrator: Mark Meadows
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-02-09
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
In his short life, 11-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed; his sister has been abducted; and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of family to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence. But despite their struggles, Fawad's love of life never fades.
Then Mariya finds a position as housekeeper for a charismatic Western woman, Georgie, whom Fawad discovers is caught up in a dangerous love affair with the infamous Afghan warlord Haji Khan.
Members Reviews:
Laugh out load; sad and romantc
After reading the reviews written here, I felt I needed to add how much I enjoyed this book. It is a fantastic story of Fawad,a young boy's world in post Blair/Bushes Afganastan. After I read the story I serched Andrea Busfield Biography and she has indeed lived and worked in Afganastan as journelist so must know a great deal about the country. I don't think I can recomend this this book highly enough. It is pure joy, well read by Mark Medows
Bla
What made the experience of listening to Born Under a Million Shadows the most enjoyable?
The storyline, the characters and the way the story was set.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Fawad, main character.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not really but the book itself is amazingly set, it has inspired me t start reading more, experimenting with various books.
The author has a great storyline which keeps you the edge, wanting more.
A more lighthearted view
Having read Khaled Hosseini, and others about Afghanistan, all of which I would highly recommend, this is a surprising pleasant change. There are some lovely moments, and some funny characters, and seen from the eyes of a child, it gives you a view that even amidst a war children worry about childlike things and they see the world in a different way. Don't come to this book if you are hoping for 'The Kite Runner'...take it is as it is, a nice story about a young boy, in a war torn country, who thinks about life no differently to any boy his age. The author has captured it well.
Wonderfully balanced book.
I listened to the unabridged audio version of this book during a recent long journey and the miles flew by. The author has hit just that perfect balance between putting across a serious message and making a book entertaining. For a book set in Afghanistan it has some wonderfully humorous momnents too.
Fawad is an 11yr old boy, living with his mother in an aunt's house. His father and two brothers are dead and no-one knows what has become of his sister since she was abducted by the Taliban. They have barely enough money to feed and clothe themselves, with nothing remaining to pay rent. Fawad runs with the local children, begging and stealing money from unsuspecting foreigners.
Their luck changes dramatically when his mother gets work as housemaid to a group of foreigners who share a house. She does all their cleaning and cooking and Fawad is allowed to live there with them.