With the unfolding of historical events it is probably destined to be a classic.
The roses in my carpets.
For a young refugee living with loss and terror filled memories time is measured by the next bucket of water the next portion of bread and the next call to prayer.
This realistic story follows a day in the life of a young afghani refugee who takes solace in the beautiful carpets he weaves.
The roses in my carpets.
Here where everything walls floor courtyard is mud a boy s heart can still long for freedom independence and safety.
The roses in my carpets is a masterful tale of a young afghan refugee by toronto writer rukhsana khan.
The roses he is weaving into a carpet appear in his vision of a future where the bombs cannot touch us picture book.
Except that is when he escaped into his work as an apprentice carpet weaver.
In a recurring nightmare the boy narrator flees with his mother and.