A Rope and a Prayer

The New York Review of Books

David — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:08:35 +0000

“Beyond the human drama of Rohde’s experience as a hostage – the tedium broken by moments of terror, the alternating cruelty and compassion of his captors – the book is valuable for the inside knowledge Rohde obtained about the Afghan region.”

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Christian Science Monitor Review

David — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:43:45 +0000

“The dual story is the gem of this work.” — Jackson Holahan

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Roanoke Times Review

David — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:31:24 +0000

“A Rope and a Prayer” is a deserving addition to the growing stack of books about the people, politics and seemingly endless strife of Afghanistan and its neighbors. But it is the very human story of Kristen Mulvihill that separates this one from the rest.

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CNN Anderson Cooper Interview

David — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:29:42 +0000

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Editors’ Choice NY Times Sunday Book Review

David — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:27:59 +0000

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MSNBC interview

David — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:24:26 +0000

MSNBC interview December 28, 2010

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New York Times Sunday Book Review

David — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:57:51 +0000

“Rohde and Mulvihill have written a book that is as much about work and marriage, and a clash between one’s private dreams and public responsibilities, as it is about the world’s most pressing geo political problems… the inclusion of both points of view is a master stroke, making the book a love story as well as a political drama… “A Rope and a Prayer” should be required reading for anyone who is a fan of Steve Coll’s “Ghost Wars,” Rory Stewart’s “Places In Between” or Ahmed Rashid’s “Taliban” — that is, for anyone who wants to understand the complicated relationships among the Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States…”

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ABC News This Week with Christiane Amanpour interview

David — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:38:05 +0000

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Portland Press Herald story

David — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:36:31 +0000

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A Daily Beast Favorite Book of 2010

David — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:51:43 +0000

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