{"product_id":"the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-by-lyse-doucet-9781804957943","title":"The Finest Hotel in Kabul","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Finest Hotel in Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e is described by Elif Shafak as \"A book brimming with deep insight, courage and conscience. Astonishingly beautiful, subtle and simply unforgettable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Finest Hotel in Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e is the winner of the Women's Prize Non-Fiction Prize 2026 and has been recognised as Book of the Year by major publications including \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, reflecting Afghans' hopes of a modern, democratic future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the decades since, its staff have endured two coups, a Soviet occupation, the US invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. Remarkably, the Inter-Con has never closed its doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Finest Hotel in Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e, Lyse Doucet offers a vividly human history of modern Afghanistan through the lives of the people who have passed through its battered halls. It is the story of a hotel, and the story of a people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48126633574636,"sku":"9781804957943","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804957943-the-finest-hotel-in-kabul.jpg?v=1785972706","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-by-lyse-doucet-9781804957943","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}