Review: Dark, Gripping Tale of Afghanistan
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 27, 2012
This novel is a real experience. It is the well written and gripping story of Tom Gillet, an ex-British army soldier who lost a leg through an IED explosion in Afghanistan. He returns to try to rescue a boy, named Shafiq, who saved his life, but has been sold into child sex slavery in Afghanistan.This is a dark tale, certainly not for the squeamish, but a story worth telling to expose the corruption and degradation that is present in Afghanistan. It reminded me a lot of THE KITE RUNNER and is as equally powerful in it messages. If your stomach can take it, it is a book well worth reading and will leave you with an indelible impression of the poverty, corruption and evil ever present in this world.The author deftly deals with a number of issues, including Muslim fanaticism, post traumatic stress disorder, the job done by the military under impossible circumstances in a foreign land and the ongoing fight against oppressive and perverted evil.There were some editing and proofing issues in the book that caused me initially to knock one star off, but I understand a new revised edition has fixed those errors so I now give it 5-stars. An excellent tale!Can't say I enjoyed it, but I'm glad I read it. Well done, Roy E. Stolworthy.