{"product_id":"9781529151039-finest-hotel-in-kabul","title":"LYSE DOUCET | FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A book brimming with deep insight, courage and conscience. Astonishingly beautiful, subtle and simply unforgettable.' Elif Shafak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Women's Prize Non-Fiction Prize 2026\u003cbr\u003eBook of the Year\u003cbr\u003eThe Times • Financial Times • Guardian • Observer • Economist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that reflected Afghans’ hopes of a modern, democratic future.\u003c\/p\u003e\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. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, 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","brand":"PENGUIN RANDOMHOUSE","offers":[{"title":"NZ - In Stock (Ships Tomorrow)","offer_id":53437712826668,"sku":"eb-9781529151039","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/5186\/5644\/files\/9781529151039.jpg?v=1784246407","url":"https:\/\/realgroovy.com\/products\/9781529151039-finest-hotel-in-kabul","provider":"Real Groovy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}