Bookseller of Kabul
Jo covered this book much better that I did but this is what I wrote a while back and saved until now.
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
I listened to this book on a CD narrated by Joanna David Sultan Khan supplied books to the people of Kabul, defying the authorities, the communists and the Taliban. This is the story of how he accomplished this; He was imprisoned by the Communists. The author spent four months living with his family observing how his books became a symbol of freedom.
It seemed to me that his books were more important than his family. His sons worked in his book stores and the youngest, a 12 year old spent 12 hours a day working. Sultan trusted only his sons to work in his shops.
The author described the life in Afghanistan so well I felt like I was living there. I had a little problem following the story and keeping track of the family members. I do know that I feel for the people living there and really see no redeeming quality in living there. I hope that things improve for them.