This is not major literature, but it holds the reader, gives a personal view of what it was like to live through harrowing and awful war situations. She remains a wonderfully resilient woman, and yet does not soften how difficult it was for her to rebuild a new life in Mexico.

"After spending five years in Afghanistan and writing the bestselling The Kabul Beauty School based on her experiences, American hairdresser/author Deborah Rodriguez learned that her life and that of her 26-year-old son were in imminent danger, so they packed and left Kabul in a matter of hours. First, she stayed in California, where she suffered side effects from PTSD and became a "self-imposed prisoner." A cruise to Mexico helped her find her way, and settling in the seaside village of Mazatlan, she opened a beauty shop and started Project Mariposa to help local girls attend beauty school. In this adopted home, where she hears firecrackers instead of bullets, she creates another loving family from locals and expats but never forgets her friends in Afghanistan. Fans of her first book who'd like a more personal look at Rodriguez's life will relish her inspiring latest work." Armchair Travel August 2014 newsletter http://www.libraryaware.com/996/NewsletterIssues/ViewIssue/64965980-43c5-4ed5-a895-2f447baa5413?postId=13cca37c-c72d-4631-8aee-90ff571fa742