Shadow City: Getting Lost in Kabul

'a Fabulous Piece Of Writing . . . I Recommend It Unreservedly' William Dalrymple 'a Brilliant Book' Christina Lamb, Author Of Farewell Kabul One Of The First Things I Was Told When I Arrived In Kabul Was Never To Walk... When Journalist Taran Khan Arrives In Kabul, She Uncovers A Place That Defies Her Expectations. Her Wanderings With Other Kabulis Reveal A Fragile City In A State Of Flux: Stricken By Near-constant War, But Flickering With The Promise Of Peace; Governed By Age-old Codes But Experimenting With New Modes Of Living. Her Walks Take Her To The Unvisited Tombs Of The Dead, And To The Land Of The Living - Like The Booksellers, Archaeologists, Film-makers And Entrepreneurs Who Are Remaking This 3,000-year-old City. And As Nato Troops Begin To Withdraw From The Country, Khan Watches The Cycle Of Transformation Begin Again. **winner Of The Stanford Dolman Travel Book Of The Year Award 2021** **winner Of The Tata Literature Live First Book Award For Non-fiction 2020** 'powerfully Evocative' Kapka Kassabova 'a Wonderful Journey' Atiq Rahimi 'khan Illuminates Kabul's Life-affirming Humanity' Tls