{"product_id":"a-fort-of-nine-towers-an-afghan-family-story-9781250043658","title":"A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet the journey proved more difficult than anticipated, and in this stunning coming-of-age memoir, Omar offers a moving recollection of these events--a story of daily hardships, relieved by moments of joy and immense beauty. Inflected with folktales and steeped in poetry, \u003ci\u003eA Fort of Nine Towers\u003c\/i\u003e is a life-affirming triumph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250043658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.76w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Qais Akbar Omar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648520482972,"sku":"9781250043658","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_29aea528-b31c-43de-aec4-75cb0e69e30e.jpg?v=1603870271","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-fort-of-nine-towers-an-afghan-family-story-9781250043658","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}