A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

‘A suspenseful epic’ Daily Telegraph

‘A triumph’ Financial Times

‘Heartbreaking’ Mail on Sunday

‘Deeply moving’ Sunday Times

Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism.

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Wow wow wow what a book! Unfortunately, the story in this book is still very relevant today with the current refugee crisis. But I think, whenever you read this book, you will understand the fears of today's refugees much better.

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