The stories of two women living a hundred years apart in Afghanistan are intertwined in this book and demonstrate clearly that progress is not linear, and that tradition is often so pervasive and destructive that it can seem impossible to overturn. These women suffer terrible hardships due to the society that they are born into, and their only respite is the time they, for different reasons, spend as men. What I appreciated was the insight into the traditional Afghan culture and society, and the bits […]