Peter L Harding

The Sleeping President Peter L Harding

Threats of war in Afghanistan shattered the idyllic wedding and dreams of young Mustafa Rahman and Shereen Taraki. Accepting offered escape from Kabul's Khaimaad Village to an unknown well planned destiny, a terrifying Khyber Pass 'flight to freedom' into Pakistan becomes their first harrowing challenge. Securing American refugee status in Karachi, the penniless immigrant's, befriended and mentored by New York based Afghans, will over time, amass a personal wealth once unimagined. First born Shawn - becomes a highly successful media icon before entering elected public public office. George - his tormented younger brother joins the military only to fight the new war on terror while his twin sister, Kristen, a language expert, moves to Washington DC. Against family wishes, when Mustafa again accepts help honoring a lifelong promise, he unwittingly guarantees 'Mission Accomplished' to a once meticulously planned, sinister, evil plot. Love and survival, business and high stakes politics, patience and intrepid, masterful forethought, all culminate, when the ultimate price, originally expected, was finally, shockingly claimed! Could it happen?