The last kestrel
By: Jill McGivering
Publisher: Blue Door
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780007338177
Subjects: Women war correspondents; Murder; Investigation; Women; 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.
Table of contents: title: Two strong women. Two cultures. One unifying cause: survival. 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 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; title: one fighting for survival, the other searching for truth; title: with devastating consequences for them both. The Last Kestrel is a deeply moving and lyrical story of disparate lives; title: innocent and not-so-innocent; title: caught up in the horrors of war. It is a book which will resonate with fans of The Kite Runner and The Bookseller of Kabul.