A Cup of Friendship

A coffee shop located in Afghanistan, lovingly protected and run by Sunny, an American transplant, is the setting for this story written by Deborah Rodriquez. The reader gains a limited insight about the life and culture of the people of Kabul as we follow the lives of Sunny, Yazmina, Halajan, Ashmet, Isabela, Rashif, and others. A hard life to live indeed - especially for women. All these characters are connected by the coffee shop, where free expression and conversation is welcomed. Overall this novel is nothing more than a romance novel, so it proved somewhat disappointing. Average rating from the Ratted Out book club was 2.7