<p><b>AS HEARD ON DESERT ISLAND DISCS<br>A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR<br><br>''A riveting story of loss, exile, and rebirth.'' KHALED HOSSEINI, author of <i>The Kite Runner</i></b><br><b>''One of the most incredible life stories you will ever hear.'' JAMES O''BRIEN</b><br><b>''A remarkable story. I thought this book was brilliant.'' NAGA MUNCHETTY</b><br><br><b>__________</b><br><br><b>Born in war-torn Afghanistan, Waheed Arian''s first memories are of bombs. His first-hand experience of the power of medicine inspired him to dedicate his life to healing others. But how does a boy with nothing hope to become a doctor?</b><br><br>Fleeing the conflict with his family, he spent much of his childhood in refugee camps in Pakistan, living sometimes ten to a room without basic sanitation or access to education. Waheed largely taught himself, from textbooks bought from street-sellers, and learned English from the BBC World Service.<br><br>Smuggled to the UK at fifteen with just a hundred