The Finest Supermarket in Kabul

Ele Pawelski presents a gripping one-day window into the events surrounding a deadly bombing in Afghanistan through the eyes of three different but compelling characters. Inspired by real events, The Finest Supermarket in Kabul is a captivating and powerful fiction debut.......more

The book follows a fairly regular day as it played out for three unrelated characters. Each of them go about their ordinary business without a clue that their day is about to be violently interrupted by a suicide bombing. Right from the start, the reader is aware that this event is coming, but there......more

I found this to be a very well-written fictional account of a savage attack in Kabul, and how the aftermath affects three specific individuals. The author skillfully depicts Kabul in such a way, that the reader is instantly transported there. I’m always so impressed when a story, particularly of this......more

This novella was gripping, and also made me sad thinking about how scary it must be in Afghanistan right now. Despite this being very short and each chapter focusing on a different character, this was well written and immersive, but also some parts were more telling than showing. The author walked i......more

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