Author: Khaled Hosseini
Title: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Genre: Fiction
Original Language: English
Setting: Contemporary Afghanistan
Meeting: Maryanne's home. Wonderful book discussion while enjoying a lavish feast of Indian food.
Read Score: 10
Discussion Score: 10
About This Book -- B&N Synopsis
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years — from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding — that puts the violence, fear, hope and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives — the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness — are inextricable from the history playing out around them.
Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heartwrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love — a stunning accomplishment.
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