Book: A Cup of Friendship - A Novel, by Deborah Rodriguez

Hardback, 290 pages, published 2011. Good to Very-Good used condition. The dust cover is well-loved (see pics) but the book itself is in solid shape. One page dog-eared and a previous owner's name written in the front, but the binding is strong and all pages are intact. "We are so much more than one thing that happens to us, you know?" "The story of a remarkable coffee shop in the heart of Afghanistan, and the men and women who meet there—thrown together by circumstance, bonded by secrets, and united in extraordinary friendship. After hard luck and some bad choices, Sunny has finally found a place to call home—it just happens to be in the middle of a war zone. Her pride and joy is the Kabul Coffee House, where she brings hospitality to the expats and misfits who stroll through its doors. Working alongside Sunny is the maternal Halajan, who vividly recalls the days before the Taliban and now must hide a modern romance from her ultra-traditional son. Unbeknownst to her, he faces his own religious doubts. When Yazmina, a young Afghan from a remote village, is kidnapped and left on the street pregnant and alone, Sunny gives her a home—but Yazmina hides a secret that could put all of their lives into jeopardy.... As this group of people discover that there’s more to one another than meets the eye, they’ll form unlikely friendships that will change not only their own lives but the lives of an entire country. This is fiction full of heart--yet smart and thought-provoking."