First sentence:"Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami."
Description:
"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. "
My thoughts:
A beautifully written book that's both moving and bittersweet. Hosseini shows the reader how the Soviet occupation, the tribal conflicts and the Taliban rule of Afghanistan affected the people on a daily level through the lives of Mariam and Laila.
Date read: 10/11/2007
Book #: 90
Rating: 4* = great
Genre: Fiction
ISBN-10: 0670064912
ISBN-13: 9780670064915
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Year: 2007
# of Pages: 367
Binding: Hardcover
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1 comment:
I really liked this book, too. Hosseini has a wonderful talent as an author, doesn't he.
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