The last kestrel
By: Jill McGivering
Edition: 1st Charnwood ed.
Publisher: Thorpe
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leicestershire, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781444808353
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Women war correspondents; Murder; Investigation; Afghan War (2001- ) fast (OCoLC)fst01695175; Social conditions; Afghan War, 2001-; Fiction
Description: Ellen Thomas, experienced war correspondent, returns to Afghanistan's dangerous Helmand Province on assignment, keen to find the murderer of her friend and translator, Jalil. In her search for justice in a land ravaged by death and destruction, she uncovers disturbing truths. Hasina, forced by tradition into the role of wife and mother, lives in a village which is taken by the British Forces. Her only son, Aref is part of a network of underground fighters and she is determined to protect him, whatever the cost. Ellen and Hasina are thrown together - one fighting for survival, the other searching for truth - with devastating consequences for them both.