Caravans

James A. Michener
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In this romantic adventure of wild Afghanistan, master storyteller James Michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. After an impetuous American girl, Ellen Jasper, marries a young Afghan engineer, her parents hear no word from her. Although she wants freedom to do as she wishes, not even she is sure what that means. In the meantime, she is as good as lost in that wild land, perhaps forever....
Genres: Historical FictionFictionHistoricalMiddle EastAdventureNovelsBook ClubAsiaLiteratureAudiobook
320 Pages

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