"An astonishing feat of writing and reporting and one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation. On each page, as she follows these three lives with empathy and care, Asne Seierstad is working at the very pinnacle of her prodigious powers, and, in her compelling story-telling, demanding we do not look away." –Eliza Griswold, National Book Award finalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of AMITY AND PROSPERITY
"Åsne Seierstad is one of the greatest, most courageous journalists of our time. While others were desperately fleeing Afghanistan, Seierstad traveled there alone to see the impact of the Taliban victory. This is an important, heartbreaking book about the limits of military power, religious fundamentalism, America's broken promises and the profound betrayal of Afghan women." –
Eric Schlosser, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist COMMAND AND CONTROL "Åsne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation." –
Luke Harding "A gripping, richly textured account of Afghanistan's ordeal that humanizes all sides." –
Publishers Weekly "Seierstad chronicles years of war and the rise and resurgence of the Taliban through the intimate, affecting portraits of three lives lived in history's shadow." –
Booklist "Engrossing, important . . . There are many, many indelible images in Seierstad's account . . . As hard as it is to read about the attack . . . as monstrous as Breivik is, [his victims] on that island that day were beautiful in their idealism. They deserve to be witnessed, which is the ultimate reason to read
One of Us." –
Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air on ONE OF US "Has the feel of a nonfiction novel . . . powerful and compelling." –
The New York Times Book Review on ONE OF US "A masterpiece of journalism, a deeply painful chronicle of an inexplicable and horrifying attack that we'll likely never understand . . .[A] brilliant, unforgettable book." –
NPR on ONE OF US "An admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand." –
The Washington Post on THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL "Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer." –
New York Times Book Review on THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL "Brilliantly conceived, scrupulously reported and beautifully written." –
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker staff writer on TWO SISTERS
