The Taliban Cricket Club: A Novel
&#8220;An engaging new novel. . . . Murari&#8217;s imagined tale of how a desperate group of Afghans seizes this opportunity to seek their freedom offers insights into the dangers, deprivations, passions, and aspirations of everyday Afghan life.&#8221; (National Geographic Traveler)&#8220;Fans of Khaled Hosseini&#8217;sThe Kite Runnerwill here find a similarly uplifting story about good people surviving their horrific circumstances. . . . Murari has crafted a tense, compelling story.&#8221; (Library Journal)&#8220;There is a twist in the tale&#151;and it is a clever one.&#8221; (San Francisco Chronicle)&#8220;Required reading.&#8221; (New York Post)&#8220;A beautifully written novel that takes the reader through the shrouded world of one woman whose only crime is being a woman.... I loved this riveting book.&#8221; (Deborah Rodriguez,New York Timesbestselling author ofKabul Beauty School)&#8220;A moving, splendidly realized story of courage and grit in modern-day Kabul. I was won over by Murari&#8217;s uplifting and vastly entertaining sporting tale, which reaffirms the power of friendship, fellowship, and love in the face of all forms of tyranny.&#8221; (Vikas Swarup, author ofSlumdog MillionaireandSix Suspects)&#8220;A lovely, diverting and moving tale of contemporary Kabul, about love, courage, passion, tyranny and cricket. Murari has an uncommon tale to tell, and does so with imagination and empathy.&#8221; (Shashi Tharoor, award-winning author ofThe Great Indian Novel)&#8220;A compelling novel about cricket in war-torn Kabul, narrated by a young woman who refuses to be silenced by the Taliban.&#8221; (Shelf Awareness)