{"product_id":"the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-winner-of-the-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-2026-a-richly-immersive-history-of-afghanistan-from-the-bbcs-chief-international-correspondent","title":"The Finest Hotel in Kabul: Winner of the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026: A richly immersive history of Afghanistan from the BBC's Chief International Correspondent","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1804957941\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Number 1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEconomist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eA sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan – the first book from one of the world’s leading war correspondents.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Simply unforgettable' ELIF SHAFAK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Terrific' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Incredible' PETER FRANKOPAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Powerful and charming' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Utterly compelling' PHILIPPE SANDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Masterly' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Ingenious' KAMILA SHAMSIE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A must-read' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Beautiful' RORY STEWART\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1969, the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened for the first time: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that symbolised Afghans’ hopes for a more prosperous future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the decades since, its staff have kept working through multiple coups, a Soviet occupation, the US-led invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, Lyse Doucet offers a vividly human history of modern Afghanistan through the lives of the people who have kept the Inter-Con running.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the story of a hotel, and the story of a people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShortlisted for the Nero Book Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Haunting, hopeful and occasionally harrowing . . . much more than a history. It is a love letter to Afghanistan and its people.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Full of warmth, wit, and a lovely eye for the human stories that make the hotel not just a monument to tragedy, but also love and resilience.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Beautifully written and observed . . . One of the finest journalists of her generation.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Wonderfully human . . . A masterly evocation of a supremely complex decade in Afghanistan’s history.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A monument to Afghan resilience and to the bravery and persistence of its staff . . . Witty, observant and sometimes heartbreaking.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"R \u0026 E Tinkerbells Little Boutique ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310975492474,"sku":null,"price":14.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4988\/9014\/files\/81enSuS5arL._SL1500.jpg?v=1790499096","url":"https:\/\/retinkerbellslittleboutique.myshopify.com\/products\/the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-winner-of-the-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-2026-a-richly-immersive-history-of-afghanistan-from-the-bbcs-chief-international-correspondent","provider":"R \u0026 E Tinkerbells Little Boutique ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}