This is such an inspiring book。 Tracing Waheed’s life from war torn Afghanistan to the success he has achieved many years later。 A potted but clear history of the country and the difficulties of existing among the bombs and both sides of a civil war - so much war。 Civil， Russian， Taliban and the strength of the people to endure and cope。 A lack of everything; homes bombed， little food， no schooling， hardly basic medicine。 Just into his teens Waheed is smuggled into Britain， with the difficulties This is such an inspiring book。 Tracing Waheed’s life from war torn Afghanistan to the success he has achieved many years later。 A potted but clear history of the country and the difficulties of existing among the bombs and both sides of a civil war - so much war。 Civil， Russian， Taliban and the strength of the people to endure and cope。 A lack of everything; homes bombed， little food， no schooling， hardly basic medicine。 Just into his teens Waheed is smuggled into Britain， with the difficulties of refugee status， first imprisoned and then juggling jobs Ashe tries to catch up on his education， determined to become a doctor to help his people。 The outcome is amazing， as after qualifying he set up Arian Teleheal， a charity to link UK volunteer doctors with those in Afghanistan for advice and discussion。 The charity has since gone global and Dr Arian has garnered so many awards along the way， all richly deserved。 I urge people to read it （and it is very readable！） it is so rewarding。Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC of this lovely book。 。。。more