Book Launch: Danuta Hinc, When We Were Twins
Book Launch: Danuta Hinc, When We Were Twins
Please join us as we celebrate Danuta Hinc's most recent publication, When We Were Twins (Plamen Press, 2023). Rebecca Holden will be in conversation with Danuta Hinc about the novel.
Synopsis, from the publisher's website:
From their privileged childhood in Egypt, the paths of once-inseparable twins Taher and Aisha diverge early:
When the USSR invades Afghanistan, Taher abandons their shared plans to study medicine in Europe, instead joining their cousin, Ahmed, as a medic for the mujahideen fighting the Soviets. As Aisha’s Western perspective grows, so does her fear for her brother, who is becoming increasingly radicalized during the civil war between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance. With powerful imagery, Danuta Hinc’s When We Were Twins shows how innocence and loyalty to those we love can be twisted by political forces, leading a young man to choose a fateful path that changes the course of history.