GOHD Books is thrilled to host the launch of the novel The Lion and I by Ariana S.K. on Sunday, 26 February 2012.

Set in modern Afghanistan, The Lion and I is the tale of a woman who, in 1997, goes to Afghanistan at the spur of the moment to fulfil her dream of meeting the great Afghan Mujahedin leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, also know as The Lion of Panjshir.

Vividly depicting the geography, culture and political environment of pre and post-war Afghanistan, the novel revolves around the life and struggles of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the famed guerilla fighter who was instrumental in expelling both the Soviets and the Taliban from Afghanistan. As the story develops, the author relates in subtle details Massoud's character, nature and abmitions, Afghanistan's landscapes, and the people and their suffering .