Far From My Father’s HouseThe gripping, heartbreaking novel loved and rated 5 stars by real readers SUCH a wonderful, captivating read! Captivating from the beginning Worth a million news reports Compelling and beautifully written Layla is just thirteen when the men with the beards and guns burn down her beloved fathers school and begin to terrorise the Swat valley region of Pakistan. She has to flee, exchanging the tranquil beauty of the Himalayas for the squalor of a camp