- Title:
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The Taliban Cricket Club (MP3)
- Written by:
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Timeri N. Murari
- Read by:
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Sneha Mathan
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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10 hours 59 minutes
- MP3 size:
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457 MB
- Published:
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April 01 2013
- Available Date:
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April 01 2013
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781743164679
- Genres:
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Fiction; General Fiction; Romance
- Publisher:
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ABC Audio
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"… a thrilling climax and atypical story line (one that has roots in real life—the Taliban really did try to put together a cricket team in 2000) make this well worth a read. Fans of Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns will be especially pleased."
Publishers Weekly
A soaring novel of resilience, hope, strength and tenderness, The Taliban Cricket Club reveals how love can overcome, and outwit, even the power of tyrants.
Rukhsana, a spirited young journalist in Kabul, is summoned to the infamous Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice to face its terrifying minister, Zorak Wahidi. A cricket tournament is announced, with the winning team to travel to Pakistan for training and then represent Afghanistan at an international level.
In reality, the idea is ludicrous. The Taliban will never embrace a game rooted in civility, fairness and equality. And no one in Afghanistan even knows how to play cricket, except Rukhsana. But the tournament offers hope ? a means of escape for her brother and young cousins. And for Rukhsana, escape is essential ? Wahidi wants to marry her, a frightening proposition which will enslave her in his home.
With the help of her cousins, Rukhsana devises an audacious plan that could ensure their freedom. All they have to do is learn to play cricket ? and win.