Based on Goodreads, it looks like the US is late to this translation. Published in French Nov 2021, Italian Nov 2022, Turkish Jan 2022, The English version has a publication date of May 2024.

Playing for Freedom is Zarifa Adiba's first book. NetGally has this book listed as General Fiction (Adult). If I hadn't just double checked, i would have sworn that it was a memoir.

It is really interesting having the opportunity to have a glimpse into Zarifa's life. This book takes us from middle school into college. It is pretty cool that Michelle Obama has inspired this young woman from the other side of the globe and that Michelle's speechs were used by Zarifa to help her better understand English.

For being so poor in Afghanistan, I was always amazed as to how Zarifa was able to travel so much.

There was definitely some conflict between mother and daughter.

Many, many thanks to NetGalley and AmazonCrossing for the opportunity to review Playing For Freedom in exchange for an honest review.