Lipstick in Afghanistan

by Roberta Gately

Book Overview

Roberta Gately's lyrical and authentic debut novel--inspired by her own experiences as a nurse in third world war zones--is one woman's moving story of offering help and finding hope in the last place she expected.

Gripped by haunting magazine images of starving refugees, Elsa has dreamed of becoming a nurse since she was a teenager. Of leaving her humble working-class Boston neighborhood to help people whose lives are far more difficult than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439191387
• ISBN13: 9781439191385
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.2"