Moritz Martens, once an in-demand war reporter, hasn’t received any new assignments in months. He’s tired, his bank account is almost empty, his marriage fell apart many years ago and his affairs only make him feel lonelier. Then fate brings a woman into Martens’ life – the fascinating and exotic Miriam Khalili. Her father had once fled Afghanistan, while she herself grew up in Berlin. Miriam tells Martens an incredible story. She knows of a young Afghan girl who moves through the mountains with a Taliban group dressed as a boy. The leader of the group is known well beyond the country’s borders for his brutality and misogyny. It seems to be only a matter of time before the girl will be unmasked. To save herself, she is prepared to give an interview to the tune of 10,000 dollars. Through a contact, Miriam can arrange a meeting at a secret location.
But as they travel to Feyzabad, Martens already starts to have his doubts about the authenticity of the story. Miriam has quite obviously never been to Afghanistan and begins to contradict herself more and more. But Martens loves the unpredictable and gets caught up in the adventure in spite of all this. He cannot imagine how much his life will be changed by what awaits him in Afghanistan.
An adventurous novel about a war correspondent, love under extreme conditions and an addiction to danger.
