Afghan Caravan

Afghan Caravan is a collection of excerpts, all about (obviously) Afghanistan. They are arranged into various themed chapters - Looking at each other; Wanderings; Hows, Whys, Whats; Heard in the teahouse; People; Humour; Wisdom; History, whens and wheres; The red bear from the North.
The excerpts come from an array of sources - some historical, some quotations from obscure books; some are legends and traditional tales, some from the author's well published family (she is the daughter of Idries Shah, the twin of Tahir Shah (one of my favourite authors, and the reason I bought this book), and the sister of Saira Shah).
It was pretty hit an miss for me. Some sections were good, some I struggled through. The ones I enjoyed most included the traditional stories and legends, and some the biographical stories about peoples experiences in Afghanistan.
The copy I have appears to be a photostat copy of the UK publication. I bought it second hand, and it has an inscription of ‘Islamabad 2004' from the previous owner. It is just the kind of book I too, would have picked up in an obscure location where options are limited.
Worth a read for the good bits. 3 stars overall.