The shine of the stars

What was Afghanistan like before the Soviet invasion? And how did it become afterward? What caused it to fall into the trap of war for many decades? It is a pivotal moment in April 1978, and this narrative recounts the details of that moment, a moment from Afghanistan's history and how the arms of the Cold War extended to it. "That night, giants' heads were cut off, and the desolate voids swallowed everything that was once familiar. But the terrified little girl will not give up. She will be brave; her father taught her that the whole world is inside her; her bones are as hard as mountains, her veins overflow with rivers, and her heartbeat carries the rhythm of thousands of hooves, while her eyes sparkle with the shine of the stars. I am this girl, and this is my story." Author: Nadia Hashimi Number of pages: 508