The Taliban Cricket Club - Tapa blanda

"An engaging new novel. . . . Murari's imagined tale of how a desperate group of Afghans seizes this opportunity to seek their freedom offers insights into the dangers, deprivations, passions, and aspirations of everyday Afghan life."--National Geographic Traveler

"Fans of Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner" will here find a similarly uplifting story about good people surviving their horrific circumstances. . . . Murari has crafted a tense, compelling story."--Library Journal

"There is a twist in the tale--and it is a clever one."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A lovely, diverting and moving tale of contemporary Kabul, about love, courage, passion, tyranny and cricket. Murari has an uncommon tale to tell, and does so with imagination and empathy."--Shashi Tharoor, award-winning author of "The Great Indian Novel"

"Required reading."--New York Post

"A moving, splendidly realized story of courage and grit in modern-day Kabul. I was won over by Murari's uplifting and vastly entertaining sporting tale, which reaffirms the power of friendship, fellowship, and love in the face of all forms of tyranny."--Vikas Swarup, author of "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Six Suspects"

"A beautifully written novel that takes the reader through the shrouded world of one woman whose only crime is being a woman.... I loved this riveting book."--Deborah Rodriguez, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Kabul Beauty School"

"A compelling novel about cricket in war-torn Kabul, narrated by a young woman who refuses to be silenced by the Taliban."--Shelf Awareness

In war-torn Kabul, Rukshana, a spirited young journalist, devises a clever scheme to ensure her and her family's freedom by entering them in a cricket tournament where the winner will travel to Pakistan to train and then play at an international level. 30,000 first printing.