--- title: "When was the Farishta written?" description: "When was the Farishta written?" author: "Akash Ahlawat" published: 2018-08-27 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48436/when-was-the-farishta-written category: "books & novels" tags: ["books and literature"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # When was the Farishta written? When was the Farishta written?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute When an **[American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52027/who-is-named-as-brand-ambassador-of-indo-american-arts-council-iaac) diplomat** is stationed in distant **northern [Afghanistan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48576/when-was-the-the-wrong-enemy-america-in-afghanistan-2001-2014-written)**, she is compelled to confront the destruction of her past. \ **Angela Morgan**, a diplomat, saw her husband's murder during the bombing of the **US Embassy** in **Beirut twenty-one years ago**. She rushed back to **[America](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52027/who-is-named-as-brand-ambassador-of-indo-american-arts-council-iaac)**, devastated by her loss, and hid in the **State Department's backwaters**, avoiding high-profile positions that would enhance her career. Now that her career is about to come to an end and she has no genuine contacts back home, she must accept the only available assignment to a remote **British army** outpost in **northern [Afghanistan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48576/when-was-the-the-wrong-enemy-america-in-afghanistan-2001-2014-written)**. \ Angela must strive to gain the respect of her colleagues, particularly the mysterious **Mark Davies**, a British major who is at once her staunchest supporter and her harshest critic. Angela breaks out of camp dressed in a burka to deliver relief to the refugees in the war-torn region, frustrated at her inability to contribute to the nation's restoration. In the local **Dari language**, she becomes their **farishta, or 'angel,'** and finds a new purpose for her life, a means to finally put her pain behind her. \ **Farishta** is a deeply emotional and fast-paced narrative about a woman fighting to get beyond a previous trauma, and discovering a new community, a new love, and a new sense of self in the process, based on the author's experiences as a diplomat in **[Afghanistan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48576/when-was-the-the-wrong-enemy-america-in-afghanistan-2001-2014-written)**. \ **Patricia McArdle wrote the book, which was published by Riverhead Books on June 2nd, 2011.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48436/when-was-the-farishta-written Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.