An excerpt from The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
"In Afghanistan a woman's longing for love is taboo. It is forbidden by the tribes' notion of honor...Young people have no right to meet, to love, or to choose. Love has little to do with romance; on the contrary, love can interpreted as committing a serious crime, punishable by death. The undisciplined are cruelly killed. Should only one guilty party be executed, it is invariably the woman.
Young women are above all objects to be bartered or sold...Decisions are made according to the advantages the marriage brings to the tribe - feelings are rarely taken into consideration."
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