A Bed of Red Flowers

preview-18
  • A Bed of Red Flowers Book Detail

  • Author : Nelofer Pazira
  • Release Date : 2005-10-01
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 416
  • ISBN 13 : 0743290003
  • File Size : 92,92 MB

A Bed of Red Flowers by Nelofer Pazira PDF Summary

Book Description: Written with compassion, intelligence and insight, A Bed of Red Flowers is a profoundly moving portrait of life under occupation and the unforgettable story of a family, a people and a country. "The picnic of the red flower" is a traditional time of celebration for Afghans. One of Nelofer Pazira's earliest memories is of people gathering in the countryside to admire the tulips and poppies carpeting the landscape. It is the mid-1970s, and her parents are building a future for themselves and their young children in the city of Kabul. But when Nelofer is just five the Communists take power and her father, a respected doctor, is imprisoned along with thousands of other Afghans. The following year, the Russians invade Afghanistan, which becomes a police state and the center of a bloody conflict between the Soviet army and American-backed mujahidin fighters. A climate of violence and fear reigns. For Nelofer, there is no choice but to grow up fast. At eleven, she and her friends throw stones at the Russian tanks that stir up dust and animosity in the streets of Kabul. As a teenager she joins a resistance group, hiding her gun from her parents. Her emotional refuge is her friendship with her classmate Dyana, with whom she shares a passion for poetry, dreams and a better life. After a decade of war, Nelofer's family escapes across the mountains to Pakistan and later to Canada, where she continues to write to Dyana. When her friend suddenly stops writing, Nelofer fears for Dyana's life. With lyrical, narrative prose, A Bed of Red Flowers movingly tells Pazira's haunting story, as well as Afghanistan's story as a nation.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own A Bed of Red Flowers books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

A Bed of Red Flowers

A Bed of Red Flowers

File Size : 96,96 MB
Total View : 2298 Views
DOWNLOAD

Written with compassion, intelligence and insight, A Bed of Red Flowers is a profoundly moving portrait of life under occupation and the unforgettable story of

A Bed of Red Flowers

A Bed of Red Flowers

File Size : 61,61 MB
Total View : 493 Views
DOWNLOAD

As a young girl growing up in 1970s Afghanistan, Nelofer Pazira seems destined for a bright future. The daughter of liberal-minded professionals, she enjoys a s

Kabul in Winter

Kabul in Winter

File Size : 75,75 MB
Total View : 4722 Views
DOWNLOAD

A sharp and arresting people's-eye view of real life in Afghanistan after the Taliban Soon after the bombing of Kabul ceased, award-winning journalist and women

The Hidden War

The Hidden War

File Size : 88,88 MB
Total View : 5472 Views
DOWNLOAD

A Soviet journalist documents the experiences of Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, detailing the soldiers' morale, the prevalence of drug problems, and the Russia

Beyond the Veil

Beyond the Veil

File Size : 72,72 MB
Total View : 9626 Views
DOWNLOAD

Experiences and observations of a Boston doctor who spent two years as the head of Saudi Arabia's most modern hospital.