I have nearly finished The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad. Fiona has worked in Afghanistan so I knew something of the place but not the depth of constraints for some of the women. One town the author writes seems a town without women. 'They lead a life locked in their backyard; they never go out, shop, or even visit. The law of purdah reigns, the total segregation of men and women.'
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