The Places in Between
Author: Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart’s moving, sparsely poetic account of his walk across Afghanistan in January 2002 was immediately hailed as a classic. Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, atthe time Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion, Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the Mogul Emp….Read More
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