Far from My Father's House (Hardcover)

One woman's fight to secure freedom set against the interracial tensions in Pakistan Looking out across the beautiful landscape of Peshawar, Layla knows the world around her is changing. The Taliban have waged war on liberal values. Women are to be kept in confinement, deprived of their beloved freedom and education. At the hands of the ringleader Mohammad Bul Gourn, the Faithful Soldiers of Islam, begin to drive out all non-believers. Aware that they face grave danger, Layla's father, Ibrahim, journeys to a makeshift refugee camp, determined to secure support for his people. It is there that he meets Ellen Thomas. Ellen, arrives in Peshawar to fresh riots, anti-American sentiment and a rise in religious fundamentalism. Trapped in a stampede, she is rescued by Frank, an aid worker with whom she shared a relationship as students in London. Frank assures her that to get to the truth, she must talk to the hundreds of people who have been displaced by the Taliban. Upon arriving at the camp, she meets Britta, a doctor who is desperately trying to prevent the spread of typhoid. Ellen learns that financial and medical aid is coming from wealthy Englishman, Quentin Khan. Keen to secure a peerage, Khan has pledged to help his people and prevent the spread of the Taliban. As their community is set alight, Layla and her family journey to the camp, running for their lives. They are greeted by hoardes of people, dispossessed and suffering. As Ellen begins to discover more about the camp, she believes that terrorists have been placed within the confines in order to stir up anti-Western sentiment. As the spread of typhoid worsens, it is up to Ellen to discover Khan's true motives for providing aid and who is at the centre of the camps rioting. Her discovery not only puts her own life in danger but also risks the lives of those she cares most about.