Queen's Park Book Festival
Lyse Doucet: The Finest Hotel in Kabul
£10.00
A People's History of Afghanistan
The Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul has been standing for fifty years. It has endured Soviet occupation, multiple coups, a grievous civil war, a US invasion, and the rise, fall and rise again of the Taliban. Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, has been checking into the Inter-Continental since 1988. In her new book she uses it to craft a richly immersive history of modern Afghanistan.
Lise will be in conversation with journalist and broadcaster Rebecca Jones.
'I've been waiting for Lyse Doucet's book for a long time, and what she has produced is a testament to her humanity as well as to her journalistic eye.' - Mishal Husain
