Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, … million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman’s love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.
A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.
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A great book by one of my favorite writers.
On my top 50 books ever
Like the kite runner, this provided a glimpse into another culture
A great book! Evan better than “The Kite Runner”.
One of my all time favorite books!!! Wow!!!
excellent, makes you engage in critical thought
Every woman in the US should read this book.
This is in my top 5 best books.
A thousand splendid suns is a book that leaves one speechless , coming from Pakistan i have an insight into the backgrounds and lifestyles these afghan women live in and it makes me so grateful to be in a stable home where i am not cursed upon being a girl. The character that inspires me is Laila as she is portrayed very different to those women who resign to their fate. A BOOK THAT YOU WILL NEVER PUT DOWN !!!
This author is amazing. Highly recommend as one of my all time favorite books.
Such a beautifully written novel of love and friendship, loss and heartache, and the defying strength of the human spirit.
Amazing book!
One of the best books I’ve ever read.
A character study of two women over the course of 40 years of Afghanistan history and the unlikely friendship that grows between them. Very moving and powerful book.
Khaled writes so beautifully! His books are always page turners, I can never put them down. He creates characters that are whole and human. I love his writing!
One of my favorite books of all time. Wish this author wrote more.
Loved this book. Preferred it to The Kite Runner
wonderful, wonderful writing.
I can’t say enough how much I liked this book. It made me really re-think how I felt about being a woman and about my rights and roles.
What a wonderful book! The story is so intense it took my breath away.