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I felt a little touch of national pride. It was the sudden, wrenching turn in the story, though, that held her.
The first letter from her Kandahar soldier—Yannis for John the Baptist rather than Christos for Jesus himself —jolts Irina into deeper self-awareness. He writes about his identity and mission as a soldier, and about the situation that confronts him and his comrades: In the end, Yannis Alexandridis dies just as Christos Karigiannis did. The story of Kinga and Christos meant his was a death far more newsworthy than that of most Canadians there. Kinga Ilyes, who was stunned to learn that she and Karigiannis had become the inspiration for a novel, was in Europe shortly after his death: The situation is much the same in Darling of Kandahar , where Irina continues to talk about their story to anyone who asks, aiming to keep the cycle ever renewed.
A Canadian soldier serving in Kandahar falls in love with her photograph and sends her an email. The Darling of Kandahar tells a story of love, loss, and displacement against the background of the war in Afghanistan, of the founding of the city of Montreal - and of a city now crowded with immigrants.
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The young woman, Kinga Ilyes, became known as "the Darling of Kandahar," enjoying a wave of media attention. The soldier, Sergeant. The Darling of Kandahar has 15 ratings and 3 reviews. Linda said: A young woman poses for the cover of a magazine. A Canadian soldier serving in Kandahar.
Review quote "The star-crossed relationship concludes in Irina's mind with one of the most romantic ideas around: Special to The Globe and Mail. Published May 8, Updated April 30, Story continues below advertisement.
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