Also by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner
Read by over 21 million people worldwide
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to an Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
‘Unforgettable … extraordinary … powerful’ Isabel Allende
‘A devastating, masterful and painfully honest story’ Daily Telegraph
‘A novel of unusual generosity, honesty and compassion’ Independent
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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.
‘In case you’re wondering whether A Thousand Splendid Sunsis as good as
The Kite Runner, here’s the answer: No. It’s better’
Washington Post
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The Kite Runner Graphic Novel
‘Powerful … full of detail, meaning and significance.
As a visual way in to the novel this is a success’ Paul Gravett
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Copyright © 2013 by Khaled Hosseini and Roya Hosseini, as Trustees
of The Khaled and Roya Hosseini Family Charitable Remainder
Unitrust No. 2 dated February 29, 2012. All rights reserved.
Epigraph copyright Coleman Barks
First published in Great Britain 2013
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