Blue Is the Colour of Heaven
Author(s): Richard Loseby
Afghanistan, remote and elusive, has become infamous since September 11, 2001. But for New Zealand writer Richard Loseby, Afghanistan is a land of wonder, beauty and contrasting strangeness - and the location of a journey that few would even contemplate.
This is the story of an astonishing adventure that began in the mind of an eight-year-old boy, obsessed with 'looking for the Afghan' and ended with a perilous dash to safety across more than 750 kilometres of mountain and desert.
Avoiding land mines and bullets, he spent months travelling through Iraq and Iran negotiating a way into Afghanistan. Joining forces with the war-weary Mujahedeen, he found unexpected allies and unforgettable friends.
Although Loseby encountered danger on many occasions, he experienced a strange joy; daily life was full of small acts of kindness and many acts of hostility - ordinary exchanges charged with tension and drama.
The result is a rare glimpse of Afghani people themselves, people of warmth, generosity and humour. But this is not just a travel story, it is a story of tenacity of spirit and of promises made and kept.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Penguin Group (NZ)
- : Penguin Books (NZ)
- : 0.242
- : 27 June 2002
- : 198mm X 128mm X 17mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : 240
- : Paperback
- : Richard Loseby