Valley of the Giant Buddhas

After her marriage to an Afghan nobleman (described in My Khyber Marriage), Morag Murray travelled with her husband to his native Afghanistan, arriving there shortly after the end of the First World War. Accompanying her husband on diplomatic missions, as well as journeying with him into remote mountains regions, and the sublime valleys of Afghanistan, the author gains a rare glimpse of Afghan life and culture. Valley of the Giant Buddhas records people, whose lives had changed little in centuries, a short time before a generation of war descended on Afghanistan. The book is written with the dry charm of Mrs. Murray’s Scottish homeland, whether she is recounting an anecdote from a high profile diplomatic scene, or relating a simple encounter in the foothills of the Hindu Kush.