New York Times Sunday Book Review
“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…”


