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Refuge - N.G. Osborne
Refuge
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"A captivating tale of love between the unlikeliest of people in the unlikeliest of places."Will Fetters - screenwriter of 'Remember Me' and 'The Lucky One'On a dusty, sweltering night, Noor Khan, a beautiful, headstrong Afghan refugee, comes face-to-face with Charlie Matthews, a brash, young... show more
"A captivating tale of love between the unlikeliest of people in the unlikeliest of places."Will Fetters - screenwriter of 'Remember Me' and 'The Lucky One'On a dusty, sweltering night, Noor Khan, a beautiful, headstrong Afghan refugee, comes face-to-face with Charlie Matthews, a brash, young American aid worker. To Noor's fury, Charlie breaks every cultural norm and pursues her. She wants nothing to do with him: her sole aim in life is to earn an overseas scholarship so she can escape the miseries of the refugee camps.However when Noor's brother threatens to marry her off, she is forced to seek refuge in Charlie's home, of all places, and suddenly everything Noor believes in is put into question.Set in the mystical and seething city of Peshawar, where no one is without an agenda and few can be trusted, Refuge is a timeless and unforgettable love story about the struggle for love and purpose in a cruel and cynical world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780615695402 (061569540X)
Publisher: Cranham and Keith Books
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
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Toni
Toni rated it
5.0 "Refuge", by NG Osborne
Book 1, in the Refuge Trilogy“Refuge” is a touching, timeless and unforgettable love story set in the mystical and seething city of Peshawar, Pakistan. This story was inspired from experiences working as a young aid worker teaching school in an Afghan refugee camp and the author’s words truly shines...
rtm
rtm rated it
0.5 Books that made reading a chore
All of these books took the enjoyment out of reading for me during the last 2 weeks. *Note: I have to say that I felt nothing but disgust for the characters, and ultimately, the author of Night Owl. There is an uneducated and demeaning type of BDSM relationship between the two main characters ...
Mickey Is Hopelessly Average
Mickey Is Hopelessly Average rated it
5.0 Review: Refuge by N. G. Osborne
Noor is an Afghani refugee who fled to a Peshawar refugee camp with her family in 1981. During her families escape from Afghanistan her mother is shot and killed and her death ends up being the reason why the family gets out of the country at all, though they never make their intended destination of...
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5.0 Refuge
Which secondary character resonated most with you and why? Noor's mother. She was killed in the very beginning, but she still played a important role in her families lives. Noor often heard her mother's voice in her head.Did you find that the cover and title represented what the story was really a...
The Reading Cat
The Reading Cat rated it
4.0 Refuge
How did the main character feel during the book? He was sad, how the people lived. He was determined to help them. He saved Wali's life. He cried like a baby, when he got home. Felt like it was his fault.What was the author's purpose or purposes in writing this book? To enlighten us about a very...
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