A Cup of Friendship - Hardcover

Rodriguez, Deborah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345514750 ISBN 13: 9780345514752

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2011

Synopsis

Running a Kabul coffee shop that is patronized by ex-pats, American Sunny reaches out to a growing circle of new friends including a pregnant rape victim, a wealthy woman who would help others, a journalist with a painful secret and a den mother who is engaged in a complicated affair.

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Review:

"Charming...[a book] to warm your heart."--"Good Housekeeping
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"[A] fast-paced winner of a novel...Readers of every political stripe will find "A Cup of Friendship" the work of a serious artist with great powers of description at her disposal."--"Minneapolis Star-Tribune"; "Kansas City Star
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"Rodriguez paints a vivid picture of Afghan culture...as if Maeve Binchy had written "The Kite Runner.""--"Kirkus Reviews"
"A great book club read."--"Library Journal
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"A superb debut novel...Rodriguez captures place and people wholeheartedly, unveiling the faces of Afghanistan's women through a wealth of memorable characters who light up the page."--"Publishers Weekly
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"With a message...to protect and empower the women of Kabul, Rodriguez weaves her tale of life, death, and marriage...Readers will appreciate the in-depth, sensory descriptions of this oft-mentioned and faraway place that most have never seen."--"Booklist"
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"Rodriguez paints a vivid picture of Afghan culture. . . . As if Maeve Binchy had written "The Kite Runner.""--"Kirkus Reviews
"
"A superb debut novel . . . [Deborah] Rodriguez captures place and people wholeheartedly, unveiling the faces of Afghanistan's women through a wealth of memorable characters who light up the page.""--Publishers Weekly"
"[A] fast-paced winner of a novel . . . the work of a serious artist with great powers of description at her disposal.""--The Kansas City Star"
"Readers will appreciate the in-depth, sensory descriptions of this oft-mentioned and faraway place that most have never seen.""--Booklist"
"Charming . . . [a book] to warm your heart."--"Good Housekeeping"

Rodriguez paints a vivid picture of Afghan culture. . . . As if Maeve Binchy had written "The Kite Runner." "Kirkus Reviews
"
A superb debut novel . . . [Deborah] Rodriguez captures place and people wholeheartedly, unveiling the faces of Afghanistan s women through a wealth of memorable characters who light up the page. " Publishers Weekly"
[A] fast-paced winner of a novel . . . the work of a serious artist with great powers of description at her disposal. " The Kansas City Star"
Readers will appreciate the in-depth, sensory descriptions of this oft-mentioned and faraway place that most have never seen. " Booklist"
Charming . . . [a book] to warm your heart. "Good Housekeeping""

Rodriguez paints a vivid picture of Afghan culture. . . . As if Maeve Binchy had written The Kite Runner. Kirkus Reviews

A superb debut novel . . . [Deborah] Rodriguez captures place and people wholeheartedly, unveiling the faces of Afghanistan s women through a wealth of memorable characters who light up the page. Publishers Weekly
[A] fast-paced winner of a novel . . . the work of a serious artist with great powers of description at her disposal. The Kansas City Star
Readers will appreciate the in-depth, sensory descriptions of this oft-mentioned and faraway place that most have never seen. Booklist
Charming . . . [a book] to warm your heart. Good Housekeeping

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"Rodriguez paints a vivid picture of Afghan culture. . . . As if Maeve Binchy had written The Kite Runner."--Kirkus Reviews

"A superb debut novel . . . [Deborah] Rodriguez captures place and people wholeheartedly, unveiling the faces of Afghanistan's women through a wealth of memorable characters who light up the page."--Publishers Weekly

"[A] fast-paced winner of a novel . . . the work of a serious artist with great powers of description at her disposal."--The Kansas City Star

"Readers will appreciate the in-depth, sensory descriptions of this oft-mentioned and faraway place that most have never seen."--Booklist

"Charming . . . [a book] to warm your heart."--Good Housekeeping

Book Description:

The internationally bestselling novel about a little café in Kabul, and the five extraordinary women who meet there - as if Maeve Binchy had written The Kite Runner

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0345514750
• ISBN 13: 9780345514752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 291