Reader recommendation: A Fort of Nine Towers
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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Peter Zimmermann, Redlands, Calif.
A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afgan Family Story, by Qais Akbar Omar, is the compelling first-hand account of growing up in Afghanistan over the last three decades. Inspirational, tragic, and funny, it was hard to put down and gave insight into the mysteries of Afghan community and culture.