'Earnest and fiery' NEW YORK TIMES 'An act of courage' SHUBHANGI SWARUP AUTHOR OF LATITUDES OF
LONGING 'Zarifa Ghafari's story is one of strength in the face of adversity' LAYLA MORAN MP
Zarifa Ghafari was two years old when the Taliban banned girls from schools. She was seven when
the American airstrikes began. She was twenty-four when she became the youngest and one of the
first female mayors in Maidan Shahr Afghanistan. An extremist mob barred her from her office
and assassins tried to kill her six times. Through it all Zarifa promoted peace and tried to
lift up women despite constant fear for herself and her family. Written with honesty pain and
ultimately hope Zarifa is an astonishing memoir that offers an unparalleled perspective of
the last two decades in Afghanistan from a citizen daughter woman and mayor. 'A searingly
honest profoundly courageous memoir of one fearless woman's fight for her homeland' KIRKUS
(STARRED REVIEW) 'Anyone wanting to know the grim reality of being a woman in Afghanistan and
trying to make a difference could not find a more illuminating book' CHRISTINA LAMB OBE
AUTHOR OF OUR BODIES THEIR BATTLEFIELDS AND I AM MALALA
