AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS ON THE BESTSELLER LISTS, KHALED HOSSEINI
RETURNS WITH A BEAUTIFUL, RIVETING, AND HAUNTING NOVEL OF ENORMOUS
CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE.
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, heart-wrenching novel of an
unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love --
a stunning accomplishment.