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Series
Breadwinner volume 4
Language
English
Description
In post-Taliban Afghanistan, Parvana is held on a U.S. military base and interrogated as a possible terrorist, reflecting on the previous four years of her life she spent with her mother and sisters while she waits to learn her fate.
Author
Publisher
Archipelago Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An intimate look at the lives, loves, horrors, and dreams of girls and women in an Afghan mountain village under Taliban rule. A heartbreaking tragedy in the vein of The Kite Runner from a major English-speaking Afghan figure famous for his books and long career in politics. Siamak Herawi brings Afghan women centerstage and takes us deep into the heart of his motherland to witness the reality of their lives under the Taliban's most extreme interpretation...
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Language
English
Description
On a covert mission in an Afghan village, Navy SEAL Axe Talbot finds something no one ever expected to find: Lieutenant Commander Cooper Lane--alive--presumably killed four years before when her helicopter went down in hostile country. It's the woman he's been looking for and dreaming about for years. After her rescue, Cooper is not sure she can survive the reality waiting for her back home. When she disappeared and was pronounced dead, her husband...
5) Ask, tell
Author
Publisher
Bella Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Captain Sabine Fleischer is a skilled and dedicated U.S. Army surgeon deployed to a combat hospital in Afghanistan. She is also one of the thousands of troops who are forced to serve in silence because of the military's anti-gay policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT)." Usually driven and focused, Sabine finds that battles raging both inside and outside the perimeter walls are making it more and more difficult for her to deal with her emotions. Dealing...
Author
Series
Detective Margaret Nolan volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sam Easton-a true survivor-is home from Afghanistan, trying to rebuild a life in his hometown of LA. Separated from his wife, bartending and therapy sessions are what occupy his days and nights. When friend and colleague Melody Traeger is beaten by her boyfriend, she turns to Sam for help. When the boyfriend turns up dead the next day, a hard case like Sam is the perfect suspect. But LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan, whose brother recently died serving...
Author
Series
Detective Margaret Nolan volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"P.J. Tracy "seems to have found her literary sweet spot" (New York Times Book Review) with her dazzling new series, and in Desolation Canyon, fans get a deeper look into the complex characters who call Los Angeles home. LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan is struggling to move forward after the death of her brother in Afghanistan and taking a life in the line of duty. Her stoic parents offer little support - they refuse to address anything difficult, and...
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