One family, one outlier, and a lifelong quest for a destiny that wasn't his own. At thirteen, Adnan abandoned his culture and his grieving mother to find a fate his young mind couldn't yet comprehend. He survived the streets only to find himself decades later in a different kind of peril: the volatile landscape of Afghanistan. As a humanitarian worker, Adnan faces the "gruesome and the incredulous," bridging the gap between his childhood dreams and a brutal reality. Only in the heat of his most dangerous trial does he realize the truth-he was never just running away from home; he was running toward an identity crafted by his father's words. He survived the journey. He came home. But did he actually succeed in his quest?
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