Okay, days like these happen as well....not one single letter on paper. So maybe a 1000 words a day is a bit too ambitious during this phase? Well, after I have been creating, researching etc. for two nights in a row until 3 A.M., maybe it is time to take a break.
Just finished reading 'The Kite Runner' a few days ago (I'm a bit behind sometimes...). I thought it was time to read that particular book, as several people told me that the plot of my book showed similarities with the plot of 'The Kite Runner'. After reading and enjoying it a lot, I can reassure everyone that the books will not be alike. Yes, there is one storyline about two children with a different background growing up together, but that's it.
'The Kite Runner' reminded me of a lovely encounter a few years ago, when I had the pleasure to meet the granddaughter of the last Afghan King, Mohammed Zahir Shah. It all started with a business meeting, but became a lovely afternoon having great conversations, a good glass of wine and a bite together. After the regime was overthrown in 1973, the Afghan royal family was exiled to Italy for 29 years. Zahir Shah lived in Rome all this time - in a modest 4-room apartment - survived an attack on his life in 1991 and returned to Afghanistan in 2002. Some of the family members still live in Italy, trying to do the best they can for their home country under the given circumstances. Among them, the princess. While looking up information on the royal family, I came across a picture of the young Zahir Shah and was struck by the way the granddaughter (who is about my age) looks like him in the pictures I have of her. For obvious reasons, I will not mention her name or the place where we have met. I just truly hope she is doing well, as she is a very intelligent, likable and beautiful person. I should try to get back in touch with her. Isn't this the beauty of books and reading....it makes you aware of the things that really matter in life! Love, M.
