Danny has spent years focusing on medical school and now that it’s over all he wants is to finally start his life. He wants to marry his girlfriend, start his residency and settle down. But instead of saying yes to his proposal, Danny’s girlfriend says she’ll think about it, and on the day of his final exam, he finally gets the answer in the form of a note.
She’s leaving for London where she will travel across Europe on the Magic Bus to Kathmandu.

Devastated and not wanting to let “the one” get away, Danny decides to take on this strange journey in hopes of finding her, where he can get some resolution. But when the bus arrives in Kabul, the day the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in ‘79, Danny is not only fighting for his life, but fighting a war.

This story pulled you in right away. There was love, there was the mystery of strange countries and people, and an adventure that almost all of us dream of going on. The only thing that gnawed at me while I was reading it was that I was being told what was happening, instead of being immersed in the story through the characters and landscapes.
Otherwise…good stuff from Levy.