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  • Published: 11 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9781761047497
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $22.99

Farewell to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul




Set against the terrifying fall of Kabul in 2021, Deborah Rodriguez concludes her bestselling Little Coffee Shop trilogy with a heart-stopping story of resilience, courage and, most importantly, hope.

The new and final novel in the bestselling Little Coffee Shop series.

KABUL, AUGUST 2021

Sunny Tedder is back in her beloved coffee shop. After eight years away, she’s thrilled to reunite with her Kabul ‘family’.

Yazmina now runs a pair of women’s shelters from the old cafe, and dreams of a bright future for her two young daughters.

Her sister Layla has become an outspoken women’s rights activist and, thanks to social media, is quite the celebrity.

Kat, Sunny’s friend from America, is wrapping up her year-long stay in the land of her birth, but is facing some unfinished business.

And finally there’s elderly den mother Halajan, whose secret new hobby is itself an act of rebellion.

Then the US troops begin to withdraw – and the women watch in horror as the Taliban advance on the capital at ferocious speed…


Praise for the Little Coffee Shop series:

'A brilliant story of strength and appreciation of difference that, surprisingly, restores belief in humanity.' Daily Telegraph
'An eye-opening and uplifting tale about sisterhood and survival.' Grazia
'A heart-warming tale that's utterly irresistible.' Madison

'If you loved The Kite Runner you'll love The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul.' Look Magazine
'Perfect summer reading.' Herald Sun

  • Published: 11 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9781761047497
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Deborah Rodriguez

Deborah Rodriguez is the author of the international bestsellers The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, Return to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, The Zanzibar Wife, Island on the Edge of the World and The Moroccan Daughter. She has also written two memoirs: The Kabul Beauty School, about her life in Afghanistan, and The House on Carnaval Street, on her experiences following her return to America. She spent five years teaching and later directing the Kabul Beauty School, the first modern beauty academy and training salon in Afghanistan.

Deborah also owned the Oasis Salon and the Cabul Coffee House, and is the founder of the nonprofit organization Oasis Rescue, which aims to teach women in post-conflict and disaster-stricken areas the art of hairdressing.

She currently lives in Mazatlán, Mexico, where she owns Tippy Toes salon and spa.

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