Laura McVeigh's writing is shaped by her extensive experience with PEN International and her global advocacy for freedom of expression. Her work delves into complex themes of global politics and human rights, giving voice to often marginalized perspectives. She masterfully explores the interplay between individual lives and broader socio-political forces. Her novels offer profound insights into human resilience and the search for understanding in an interconnected world.
Fifteen year old Samar, the middle child, shares the story of her incredible journey on the Trans-Siberian Express - with the help of Napoleon, the Ticket Collector, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, and her parents and siblings. Forced to flee Kabul as the Russians, then the Taliban, turn their lives inside out, the children and their parents face the loss of their world and their place in it.
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