Zeba finds herself in an Afghan prison accused of the brutal murder of her abusive husband. Her American trained lawyer, Yusuf, believes that she might be saved with an insanity defense. Is she insane ? No - but as she says, "Sometimes if you don't lose your mind a little bit, you'll never survive." The world inside the women's prison is not the horror you might imagine but a society of women preferable to the world outside the prison walls. Neither would you suspect that Zeba, who has suffered as a woman under the yoke of Afghan law, would emerge a heroine. The story is rich with Afghan tradition and fascinating characters. And although the book has the structure of a murder mystery, it is really political commentary on the culture and the legal system of Afghanistan. One of my favorite books this year.
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