{"product_id":"love-marriage-in-kabul-by-sanaz-fotouhi-9780648901105","title":"Love Marriage in Kabul","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2006, Sanaz Fotouhi, a young woman in her twenties, travels to Afghanistan with her partner to make a film.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeven years and four trips later, their feature documentary \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage in Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e wins awards and the hearts of audiences in Australia and around the world. \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage in Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e is the behind-the-scenes account of the hardships and heartaches, tears and joys of the seemingly impossible project of making a film in Afghanistan. It is the story of a young woman's determination to confront her fears to provide insight into the hidden world of Afghanistan's widows and orphans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith rare compassion and lucidity, Sanaz Fotouhi chronicles her inner struggles and external events and leads us to interrogate our own notion of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript of \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage in Kabul: a Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e won the University of Melbourne's 2019 Peter Blazey Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a beautifully written memoir about local traumas and predicaments, pitching them - often uneasily - against global movement and an increasingly cosmopolitan self-awareness.' - Judges of the University of Melbourne's Peter Blazey Fellowship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'When Sanaz Fotouhi was 15, she dreamt she was standing in a field and children in torn clothes were running towards her shouting \"Help!\" No matter how many she helped over a wire fence, more kept coming. Ten years later, she found herself in Kabul at Hope House, a sanctuary for orphans and widows established by the indefatigable Afghan-Australian, Mahboba Rawi, to help make a film that would feature the love marriage of a young man from the orphanage and a local girl. While the narrative tension of this absorbing story is generated by the pitfalls and dangers of making a film in Afghanistan, and the drawn-out negotiations with the bride-to-be's father to allow the wedding to take place, it is the children, with their tragic stories, irrepressible energy and dignity who win our hearts.' - Fiona Capp, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844476063980,"sku":"9780648901105","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/285043482419.jpg?v=1758844121","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/love-marriage-in-kabul-by-sanaz-fotouhi-9780648901105","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}