The shine of the stars

Author's name: Nadia Hashmidar Publisher: Kalam for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2024 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: How was Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion? And how did it become after it? What dragged it into the trap of war for many decades? It is a pivotal moment in April 1978, and this novel narrates the details of that moment, a moment from Afghanistan's history and how the Cold War's arms extended to it. "In that night, giants' heads were cut off, and the desolate voids swallowed everything that was once familiar. But the frightened little girl will not surrender. She will be brave; her father taught her that the whole world is inside her; her bones are as tough as mountains, her veins overflow with rivers, and her heartbeats carry the rhythm of thousands of hooves, while her eyes sparkle with the glow of the stars. I am this girl, and this is my story."