by Laura McVeigh · HARPERCOLLINS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788491390589
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«La casa del almendro» is the novel by Laura McVeigh, published by HarperCollins in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
Samar, the fifteen-year-old middle daughter, narrates how her family, forced to leave Kabul after the Soviet invasion and the arrival of the Taliban, embarks on a journey on the Trans-Siberian Express. In that flight, the girl finds solace in reading Anna Karenina and in the help of Napoleon, the conductor, while clinging to hope.
Translation from English by Eva Cruz of the original title The Almond Tree. First edition published on April 5, 2017.
For those who enjoyed The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns and seek a story of exile, resistance, and hope in adversity.
