Back To ListThis Shall Be a House of PeaceByPhil HaltonPublished January 2019Paperback$ 22.00Paperback$ 22.00PDF$ 22.00ePub$ 9.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionAfter the collapse of Afghanistan’s Soviet-backed government, a mullah finds himself doing anything to protect his students.Chaos reigns in the wake of the collapse of Afghanistan's Soviet-backed government. In the rural, warlord-ruled south, a student is badly beaten at a checkpoint run by bandits. His teacher, who leads a madrassa for orphans left behind by Afghanistan’s civil war, leads his students back to the checkpoint and forces the bandits out. His actions set in motion a chain of events that will change the balance of power in his country and send shock waves through history.Amid villagers seeking protection and warlords seeking power, the Mullah's influence grows. Against the backdrop of anarchy dominated by armed factions, he devotes himself to building a house of peace with his students — or, as they are called in Pashto, taliban. Part intrigue, part war narrative, and part historical drama, This Shall Be a House of Peace charts their breathtaking ambition, transformation, and rise to power.Of Related InterestMétis BeachClaudine BourbonnaisAfter the BloomLeslie ShimotakaharaBlood Washing BloodPhil HaltonReviews Halton’s debut is a must-read for all who turn to books for an understanding of worlds other than their own.Booklist (starred review)It's easy to look at the Taliban as a faceless, fanatic menace, but This Shall Be a House of Peace offers us something different: humanity and understanding. Phil Halton has told a story that feels both mythic and direct.Matt Lennox, author of KnuckleheadThis Shall Be a House of Peace won me fully from the first page. I could taste the dust of Afghanistan again and could see the hills and villages and the people in them. If we could go back in time and have the soldiers and generals of the last eighteen years of war read this book, perhaps we could have come up with better outcomes for Afghanistan than we have to dateDr. Kristian C. Gustafson, Senior Lecturer, Brunel UniversityGritty, unsparingly realistic, and disturbing. And at the same time, Halton’s prose is beautiful and haunting.A Ruined Chapel by MoonlightPreviousNextContributorsPhil HaltonPhil Halton has worked around the globe as a soldier and security consultant, including in Afghanistan. He is the author of the novel This Shall Be a House of Peace. He lives in Toronto.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackJanuary 20195.5x8.5 in400 pp9781459742239PDFJanuary 2019-400 pp9781459742246ePubJanuary 2019-400 pp9781459742253