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Robin Jenkins (Author), James Meek (Introduction)


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April 7, 2005
Two British travellers, Donald Kemp and Margaret Duncan, have disappeared in the wild mountainous region of northern Afghanistan; a terrain into which western Europeans seldom penetrate. The authorities in Kabul say that they have been murdered by the inhabitants of a small and primitive village and that retribution has already been exacted in the form of wholesale reprisals. John McLeod, a friend of the missing couple who has spent some years in Afghanistan as a diplomat, is deeply suspicious of these explanations. He returns to Kabul and starts his own enquiries, but everywhere he is met with obstruction and evasion, though McLeod is deterred neither by the devious courtesies of local officials nor by the discreet negations of his own embassy. The quest becomes an obsession in which physical pursuit is linked with a personal desire to discover the truth of Donald and Margaret's whole strange relationship.

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"He is quite simply a major contemporary Scottish writer" -- The Herald

About the Author

Robin Jenkins was born in 1912. He studied at Glasgow University and travelled and worked in Spain, Afghanistan and Borneo. He is the author of over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Fergus Lamont and The Cone Gatherers. He lives in Argyll. In 2003 he was awarded a Saltire Award for Life-time Achievement.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 228 pages
  • Publisher: Birlinn Ltd (April 7, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1904598196
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904598190
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,416,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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