Under the Almond Tree is the story of an Afghan family fleeing the conflict and violence of Afghanistan in the 1990s during the rise of the Taliban, travelling back and forth on the Trans-Siberian Express in search of safety, as narrated by the middle daughter, storyteller Samar. Helped by Napoleon, the ticket collector, and her beloved copy of Anna Karenina, Samar shares her family’s story. It is a story of love, hope and survival against seemingly impossible odds.
