About the Book: City of Widows: A Novel
From bestselling novelist Nadia Hashimi—a gripping, occasionally terrifying,
yet ultimately hopeful novel focusing on the women of Afghanistan in the years
since the Taliban regained power.
In February 2020 the US began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly
twenty years of occupation. A whole generation of Afghan women had been born
during that time—women who had grown up in relative peace, gone to school,
entered the professions, even served in the army and Parliament. The women of
Afghanistan watched as the Taliban filled the streets again. They knew
everything was about to change.
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