Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story

Title: Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story Author: Qais Akbar Omar ISBN: 9781250043658 Publisher: Picador Paper Published: 2014 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good H 1628277 Publisher Description: Twenty-three years ago--after the Soviets left and before the Taliban came to power--Kabul was a garden where seven-year-old Qais Akbar Omar flew kites from the roof of his grandfather's house. Then came the hollow sounds of rocket fire as the Mujahedin, self-proclaimed holy warriors, took over Afghanistan, and the country erupted in civil war. Omar's family fled, leaving everything behind to take shelter in an old fort. But after a narrow escape from death, his father decided that the family must leave the country. Yet the journey proved more difficult than anticipated, and in this stunning coming-of-age memoir, Omar offers a moving recollection of these