A door in the earth
(Book)
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780316451574, 0316451576
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Central Library - Adult Fiction - Main Level - Fiction Area
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Language
English
ISBN
9780316451574, 0316451576
Notes
Description
Parveen Shams, a college senior in search of a calling, feels pulled between her charismatic and mercurial anthropology professor and the comfortable but predictable Afghan-American community in her Northern California hometown. When she discovers a bestselling book called Mother Afghanistan, a memoir by humanitarian Gideon Crane that has become a bible for American engagement in the country, she is inspired. Galvanized by Crane's experience, Parveen travels to a remote village in the land of her birth to join the work of his charitable foundation. When she arrives, however, Crane's maternity clinic, while grandly equipped, is mostly unstaffed. The villagers do not exhibit the gratitude she expected to receive. And Crane's memoir appears to be littered with mistakes, or outright fabrications. As the reasons for Parveen's pilgrimage crumble beneath her, the U.S. military, also drawn by Crane's book, turns up to pave the sole road to the village, bringing the war in their wake. When a fatal ambush occurs, Parveen must decide whether her loyalties lie with the villagers or the soldiers -- and she must determine her own relationship to the truth. Amy Waldman, who reported from Afghanistan for the New York Times after 9/11, has created a taut, propulsive novel about power, perspective, and idealism, brushing aside the dust of America's longest-standing war to reveal the complicated truths beneath. A Door in the Earth is the rarest of books, one that helps us understand living history through poignant characters and unforgettable storytelling.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Waldman, A. (2019). A door in the earth . Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Waldman, Amy, 1969-. 2019. A Door in the Earth. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Waldman, Amy, 1969-. A Door in the Earth Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Waldman, Amy. A Door in the Earth Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
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