Andrea Busfield

A big-hearted novel infused with crackling wit, Busfield's brilliant debut captures the hope and humanity of the Afghan people and the foreigners who live among them.

Born Under a Million Shadows

In his short life eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most. He discovers that his beloved Georgie, a charismatic western woman, is caught up in a dangerous love affair with the powerful Afghan warlord Haji Khan. But even a man as influential as Haji Khan can't protect Fawad from the next tragedy to blight his young life...

Il bambino che corre nel vento

A moving tale of the triumph of the human spirit amidst heartbreaking tragedy, told through the eyes of a charming, impish, and wickedly observant Afghan boy The Taliban have withdrawn from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their regime remain. In his short life, eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed, his sister has been abducted, and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of parsimonious relatives to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence. Ever the optimist, Fawad hopes for a better life, and his dream is realized when Mariya finds a position as a housekeeper for a charismatic Western woman, Georgie, and her two foreign friends. The world of aid workers and journalists is a new one for Fawad, and living with the trio offers endless curiosities—including Georgie's destructive relationship with the powerful Afghan warlord Haji Khan, whose exploits are legendary. Fawad grows resentful and worried, until he comes to learn that love can move a man to act in surprisingly good ways. But life, especially in Kabul, is never without peril, and the next calamity Fawad must face is so devastating that it threatens to destroy the one thing he thought he could never lose: his love for his country. A big-hearted novel infused with crackling wit, Andrea Busfield's brilliant debut captures the hope and humanity of the Afghan people and the foreigners who live among them.

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”Smukt skrevet, bevægende og gennemsyret af humor. En overraskende sikker debutroman fra en forfatter, der ser ud til at blive en stor stjerne.” – The News of the World

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Liebe in Zeiten des Krieges. Zypern, 1955. Der 15-jährige Loukis trennt sich von seiner großen Liebe, um sich einer Widerstandsgruppe in den Bergen anzuschließen. Er ist fest entschlossen, den Tod seines Bruders Nicos zu rächen, der von den britischen Besatzern erschlagen wurde. Jahre später kehrt er in sein Dorf zurück, und nichts ist mehr wie zuvor. Eine schmerzvoll schöne Familiensaga über Liebe und Trennung vor dem Hintergrund der Konflikte, welche die Insel bis heute nicht zur Ruhe kommen lassen... »Ein bezaubernder Roman, der die Herzen der Leser erobern wird.« News of the World.

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A Kabul, il piccolo Fawad e sua madre vivono di stenti dopo aver perso il resto della famiglia. Quando la donna trova lavoro presso alcuni occidentali, la luce sembra finalmente tornare nella loro vita. Ma l'ombra dei talebani continua a incombere. Una storia di sofferenza e speranza, amore e amicizia, vista con gli occhi di un bambino.

Fierce snowstorms have battered Upper Austria, paralysing the region in the grip of an early and unforgiving winter. Nine-year-old Traudi wakes up to find she's alone in the house. Cut off from the nearby hamlet of Hallstatt, she senses something is wrong. Then, when daylight fades and she catches sight of blood stains on the snow, she realises she may not be as alone as she had previously thought. As Traudi prays for her family's return, the local mountain rescue team receive an emergency call. Leo Hirsch, the group's leader, is battling a loss of his own and finds the mission a welcome distraction, little knowing that this rescue will turn out to be like nothing he has encountered before. From the critically acclaimed author of "Born Under a Million Shadows" and "Aphrodite's War," this haunting thriller charts the frozen rivers of the mountains as they deliver up the mysteries of the past. * * * Andrea Busfield was born in Warrington, England, and worked for UK national newspapers for 15 years before leaving for Afghanistan where she worked as a civilian editor for a NATO hearts-and-minds publication. Whilst in Kabul, she wrote her first novel, "Born Under a Million Shadows," which was published in 2009 by Transworld and sold to 18 territories. Her second novel, "Aphrodite's War," was published a year later, also by Transworld, and sold to five territories. She currently lives in Cyprus with five rescue dogs and a horse.

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