Farishta is the story of an American diplomat stationed in northern Afghanistan. For the last twenty years or so, Angela Morgan found herself struggling to move beyond personal tragedy. In 1983, Angela’s husband was killed and she lost her baby in the Beirut embassy bombing. She accepts the posting in Afghanistan to hopefully resurrect her career. The only woman at her post, Angela is at odds with other officers and cultural attitudes toward women in Afghanistan. The book provides fascinating insight into Afghanistan and the men and women who are called into public service in foreign lands and sometimes hostile environments. The novel was the debut-winner of the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
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