From the author of Maps for Lost Lovers comes a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11 - a story of war, of one family's losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses. Jeo and Mikal, foster-brothers from a small Pakistani city, secretly enter Afghanistan: not to fight with the Taliban, but to help and care for wounded civilians. But it soon becomes apparent that good intentions can't keep them out of harm's way...
In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for The Blind Man's Garden a small number of Lovereading members were lucky enough to be invited to review this title - 'This really is an amazing novel and I would not be at all surprised to see it shortlisted for some of the literary prizes in 2013...'- Berwyn Peet. Scroll down to read more reviews.
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'Love is not consolation, it is light.' From the wilds of Afghanistan to the heart of the family left behind - their blind fatherhaunted for years by the death of his wife, by the mistakes he may have made in the name of Islam and nationhood, Jeo's steadfast wife and her superstitious mother - Aslam's prose takes us on an extraordinary journey, through war, tragedy, love and brotherhood.
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Paperback, Hardback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Blind Man's Garden was written by Nadeem Aslam and published by Faber & Faber Fiction an imprint of Faber & Faber
The Blind Man's Garden has 464 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
