Overview
A powerful novel of enduring friendship set amid the terror and chaos of present-day Afghanistan. Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for the future are shattered when the Taliban burns down the school and threatens the teacher and students with death. As Tamanna faces an arranged marriage to an older man, and the Taliban targets Yasmine's western-educated family, the girls realize they must flee. Traveling through the heart of Taliban territory, the two unaccompanied young women find themselves in mortal danger. After suffering grave injuries-Tamanna from a fall and Yasmine from a suicide bombing-the girls are left without the one thing that has helped them survive-each other. The book features stunning photographs by award-winning photojournalist Rafal Gerszak (The New York Times, BBC World News) that bring readers an immediate sense of the faces and landscape of Afghanistan. Filled with tension and drama, Thunder Over Kandahar paints a vivid portrait of the perils of contemporary Afghanistan.
Full Product Details
Author: Sharon E. McKay ,
Ross Kinnaird
Publisher: Annick Press Ltd
Imprint: Annick Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 13.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.297kg
ISBN: 9781554512669
ISBN 10: 1554512662
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 14 October 2010
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Thunder over Kandahar provides a gripping, empathetic look at one of the most dangerous and misogynistic societies in existence today.--Michelle Superle Canadian Materials (12/03/2010)
The fiction portrays the true essence of lives of Afghani women and children.--Barsha Rajeshwori Thapa Republica (11/12/2012)
What shines through this sad narrative is the love Afghans have for their country...(a) gripping tale. A powerful read.... McKay is able to bring this far-away, well-researched story right into your bedroom (or wherever you like to read). Nothing short of a dramatic page-turner, guaranteed to stop your breath and keep you reading more. An excellent, suspenseful novel for young people interested in the Afghan conflict and who wish to learn about some of the issues in this conflict. (A) suspenseful novel of courage and sacrifice in a very real, contemporary setting.
Author Information
Sharon E. McKay is the best-selling and award-winning author of such novels as ""Charlie Wilcox."" She is the first young-adult writer to be named as a Canadian War Artist by the Canadian Forces Artist Program (CFAP), under whose auspices she went to Afghanistan in 2008 in order to research this novel.
