In Uhmas Shadow

Kahlid is ten years old, he is brave, mischievous and see's no value in girls or women. Such was his life growing up in Afghanistan, on the countryside of his ancestors. Until the day his Uhma (the Arabic word for Mother) risks her own life for his. Thus began his journey to truth, as he watched her waste away in a prison cell within her own home, her punishment for answering the call of maternal instinct and sacrifice. A dark time when even his most valued companion, his own brother; turns away the family unit. Candy Kendrick brings to light the story of dynamic family values from a country we know so little about, as we grow with Kahlid, and share in his joys and his sorrows.