The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
ISBN: 9781742753904
Publication Date: 1 December 2011

n a little coffee shop in one of the most dangerous places on earth, five very different women come together.

SUNNY, the proud proprietor, who needs an ingenious plan - and fast - to keep her cafe and customers safe

YAZMINA, a young pregnant woman stolen from her remote village and now abandoned on Kabul's violent streets

CANDACE, a wealthy American who has finally left her husband for her Afghan lover, the enigmatic Wakil

ISABEL, a determined journalist with a secret that might keep her from the biggest story of her life

and HALAJAN, the sixty-year-old den mother, whose long-hidden love affair breaks all the rules.

As these five discover there's more to one another than meets the eye, they form a unique bond that will for ever change their lives and the lives of many others.

About the Author

Deborah Rodriguez is a hairdresser, motivational speaker and author of the bestselling memoir THE KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL: AN AMERICAN WOMAN GOES BEHIND THE VEIL. She spent five years teaching and later directing the Kabul Beauty School, the first modern beauty academy and training salon in Afghanistan. Rodriguez also owned the Oasis Salon and the Cabul Coffee House, and is the founder of the nonprofit organization Oasis Rescue, which aims to teach women in post-conflict and disaster-stricken areas the art of hairdressing. She currently lives in Mexico. The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul is her first novel.