{"product_id":"a-door-in-the-earth-paperback","title":"A Door in the Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Waldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Submission\u003c\/i\u003e: A young Afghan-American woman is trapped between her ideals and the complicated truth in this \"penetrating\" (\u003ci\u003eO, Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e), \"stealthily suspenseful,\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), \"breathtaking and achingly nuanced\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Parveen Shams, a college senior in search of a calling, feels pulled between her charismatic and mercurial anthropology professor and the comfortable but predictable Afghan-American community in her Northern California hometown. When she discovers a bestselling book called Mother Afghanistan, a memoir by humanitarian Gideon Crane that has become a bible for American engagement in the country, she is inspired. Galvanized by Crane's experience, Parveen travels to a remote village in the land of her birth to join the work of his charitable foundation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she arrives, however, Crane's maternity clinic, while grandly equipped, is mostly unstaffed. The villagers do not exhibit the gratitude she expected to receive. And Crane's memoir appears to be littered with mistakes, or outright fabrications. As the reasons for Parveen's pilgrimage crumble beneath her, the U.S. military, also drawn by Crane's book, turns up to pave the solde road to the village, bringing the war in their wake. When a fatal ambush occurs, Parveen must decide whether her loyalties lie with the villagers or the soldiers -- and she must determine her own relationship to the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amy Waldman, who reported from Afghanistan for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eafter 9\/11, has created a taut, propulsive novel about power, perspective, and idealism, brushing aside the dust of America's longest-standing war to reveal the complicated truths beneath. \u003ci\u003eA Door in the Earth \u003c\/i\u003eis the rarest of books, one that helps us understand living history through poignant characters and unforgettable storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Waldman\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Submission, \u003c\/i\u003e won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and an American Book Award and was named a Finalist for the PEN Hemingway Award. It was \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's #1 Novel for the Year, Esquire's Book of the Year, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book for 2011, one of NPR's Ten Best Novels of the Year, and a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Fiction Book. In the UK, it was a Finalist for The Guardian First Book Award and was long-listed for the Orange Prize. Amy was South Asia Bureau Chief for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and a national correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. She graduated from Yale University and has been a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and at the American Academy in Berlin. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958034616459,"sku":"9780316451567","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/nCdzEMto3q9780316451567.webp?v=1779076242","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/a-door-in-the-earth-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}