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The Places In Between: A vivid account of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan

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A moving account of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan in January 2002 from Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge and host of the hit podcast The Rest Is Politics.
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Product ID:9781447271062
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:The Places In Between
Subtitle:A vivid account of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan
Authors:Author: Rory Stewart
Page Count:400
Subjects:Travel writing, Travel writing, Afghanistan
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A moving account of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan in January 2002 from Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge and host of the hit podcast The Rest Is Politics.
<p><b><i>A</i> moving account of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan in January 2002 from Rory Stewart, bestselling author of<i> Politics on the Edge</i> and host of the hit podcast <i>The Rest Is Politics.</i></b><br><br>Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the Mogul Emperor, Babur the Great, Stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditions.<br><br>Only with the help of an unexpected companion and the generosity of the people he met on the way did he survive to report back with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of war.<br><br><b>'With a deft, at time poetic vividness, he describes an awesome landscape . . . His encounters with Afghans are tragic, touching and terrifying &ndash; <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b>Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Award and the Spirit of Scotland Award.</b><br><b>Shortlisted for the <i>Guardian</i> First Book Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, and the Scottish Book of the Year Prize.</b></p>
Imprint Name:Picador
Publisher Name:Pan Macmillan
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2014-09-11