Lipstick in Afghanistan

Originally posted on my blog, Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing. This is the story of a Elsa, an ER nurse in her early 20s who wants to make a difference in the world. She is accepted as a relief nurse with an international organization and sent to Afghanistan in 2002 to help run the local hospit......more

This book is extra special to me because I used to work with the Author. I was anxious and a bit nervous to read Roberta's first book because I didn't know if I would like it and if I didn't like it, I would of felt sick about it. Well no worries my friends...I am about 75 percent through Elsa's sto......more

This is a very well written and entertaining contemporary tale about a Boston ER nurse, Elsa. Elsa had a hard knock life and as a result, wants to help others in dire situations. She joins an aid organization and travels to Bamiyan, Afghanistan, home of the famous Buddha statues to work in a clinic.......more

Devo dire che il libro mi è piaciuto abbastanza. O per lo meno mi è piaciuto in parte: bella la storia di Parween...la sua vita..la sua forza..spiegati gli usi e costumi..quello che le succede..il suo matrimonio.. Banale la storia di Elsa..la sua motivazione per diventare infermiera e volontaria lascia......more