“Kissing Kabul” by Charlotte Erlih: Afghanistan for love

While Adèle Yon's book, My Real Name is Elisabeth (Basement) is enjoying great success in bookstores, it is interesting to discover the trajectory of another Elisabeth who also really existed; she was almost her contemporary. She was born about twenty years earlier, at the beginning of the 20th century. These two French women experienced tragic destinies, but the heroine of Embrasser Kaboul managed to emancipate herself from her origins. In her own way, she was a builder. Interspersed with passages in which the author explains to the reader how she progressed in discovering the biography of her heroine, the novel is breathtaking, told skillfully, without sentimentality and with clarity. Yet, there are many twists and turns. Embrasser Kaboul may be inspired by a true story, but Charlotte Erlih , the author, notes at the end: "Even if I am faithful to the spirit of Elisabeth and to her