About the Book: The Shadow Lines
Afghanistan, 1977. Kanishka Nurzada, the son of a leading carpet seller, falls
in love with his friend Maihan, with whom he shares his first kiss at the age of
sixteen. Their romance must be kept secret in a nation where the death penalty
is meted out to those deemed to be kuni, a derogatory term for gay men. And when
war comes to Afghanistan, it brings even greater challenges-and danger-for the
two lovers. From the cultural melting pot of Kabul to the horrors of an
internment camp in Pakistan, Kanishkas arduous journey finally takes him to the
USA in the