Reviews

Reviews of "Spies Behind the Pillars, Bandits at the Pass". Published by David McKay, it was the author's first book on Afghanistan.

"It's an unblinkered, openly receptive view of Afghanistan." Kirkus Review

"A book worth reading for its fresh and clear-eyed perceptions of a fascinating land an people." The New Yorker

"One regrets reaching the last page because it marks the end of a fine book" The Seattle Times

"Written with genuine warmth and a sense of humor." Booklist

"This is a well-written chronology of an American family in Afghanistan." Louisville-Courier Journal

"This book is chatty but is really very good." Kansas City Star

"An amusing, informative travelogue worth the attention of any reader who lives to travel by armchair." Boston Evening Globe

"This book will soon give the federal government's foreign service establishment fits." Washington Daily News

"Well written and authentic." Library Journal

"Presented with honesty and forth-rightness, "Spies" is a woman's book...but a lot of men in the State Department and the CIA might do well to examine it." San Diego Union

"Sometimes humorous, sometimes acerbic, it is always an acute account...projects a compassion for the poor of Asia that adds a satisfying dimension." Publisher's Weekly

"An entertaining novel." The Pittsburgh Press

"My wife and I flipped over this book. It's gutsy, gutsy, funny...you learn about unusual places and people while laughing." Dan Rather, CBS News

"Fascinating...filled with humor and humanity. The characters are unforgettable...Sheer delight." Helen Thomas, White House Correspondent

"Having lived in Afghanistan at the same time as the author, I surely am biased, but I do think she "told it like it is." Helen Fogel, Foreign Service Journal

"Praise be. This is not yet another of those giggly, self-conscious books on innocents abroad...it is perceptive and compassionate." Houston Chronicle