About the Book: The Places In Between: A vivid account of a death-defying walk
across war-torn Afghanistan
"Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award
Winner of the RSL Ondaatje Prize
'A striding, glorious book . . . A flat-out masterpiece The New York Times Book
Review
The compelling and deeply thoughtful account of a death-defying walk across
war-torn Afghanistan from Rory Stewart, former Cabinet minister, bestselling
author, and co-presenter of hit podcast The Rest is Politics.
Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies,
Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. Travelling entirely on
foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the Mughal
emperor