April 2013 Debut of the Month.
A romantic comedy with a grisly background, very suitable for both genders. We are in Kabul in 2000 and for the first fifty pages or so the scene setting is brilliant, pointing up the incongruity of the cricket against the background of Islamic fanaticism. In the next fifty odd pages the tension is ratcheted up when a creepy Minister declares, through his minions, that he wants to marry our heroine.
How she copes with this completes the book. Through disguise, cricket, deception and pure guts, she inevitably wins. Starting off pretty dark, strong and grim, this finishes light, compulsive and highly satisfactory. I loved it.
Rukhsana, a spirited young journalist in Kabul, is summoned to the infamous Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice to face its terrifying minister, Zorak Wahidi. A cricket tournament is announced, with the winning team to travel to Pakistan for training and then represent Afghanistan at an international level. In reality, the idea is ludicrous.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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Rukhsana, a spirited young journalist in Kabul, is summoned to the infamous Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice to face its terrifying minister, Zorak Wahidi. A cricket tournament is announced, with the winning team to travel to Pakistan for training and then represent Afghanistan at an international level.
The Taliban Cricket Club features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, Book. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Taliban Cricket Club was written by Timeri Murari and published by Allen & Unwin
The Taliban Cricket Club has 325 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
