This is a story written by Mary Smith, a woman who spent many years in Afghanistan. It is a vey good book , one you'll find very hard to put down once you have started reading it.
Mary Smith's debut novel, No <
http://www.amazon.co.uk/No-More-Mulberries-Mary-Smith/dp/1849234205/ref=sr_ 1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274222942&sr=1-1> More Mulberries is available from Amazon and all good bookshops.