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 enlarge | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
Buy New: £4.70
You Save: £7.29 (61%)
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Rating:  167 reviews
Sales Rank: 15
Media: Paperback
Edition: Export Ed
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0747582971
EAN: 9780747582977
ASIN: 0747582971
Publication Date: May 22, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Superb July 3, 2008
This book should be introduced as mandatory reading material in schools. It was very well written. The author cleverly gives enough detail without having to be graffic but you very much get the point. I could happily read this book again and I don't think I've ever said that about a book. I'm going to get the Kite Runner now as I hear good things about it.
Unforgettable June 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After being overwhelmed by Hosseini's The Kite Runner I couldn't wait to read his second novel and I wasn't disappointed. An absolute "must read" for all book lovers. Am now just awaiting a third offering.
Hosseini writes with such compassion and conviction he makes you believe you were there in Afghanistan witnessing the whole story.
Great Story June 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book provides you with an insight into a world that most people will never experience. The fact that people are still forced into marriages with someone that they barely know is frightening. This book reveals more savage tales from Afghanistan and would have you believe that Hosseini has witnessed some truly brutal scenes in his youth. Buy this book if you liked The Kite Runner.
So Powerful and Captivating June 24, 2008
I have recommended reading this book to so many people. It is so powerful and captivating. At the page where the little girl shows so much grace before being taken to the orphanage, my heart sank and I had to read the rest of the book there and then, I could not put it down.
As well as a very powerful story, this book also demonstrates the core problems of Afghanistan in its struggle to become a contemporary country amongst the world community.
Amazing!!!!! June 23, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is simply one word- Amazing. The way Khalid is able to draw upon ideas of what it is like to be a Muslism wife and the hardships that "some" face is quite poignant. It is a sad story and one that no doubt will make you think, but I highly recommend it and i am sure you won't put it down.Brilliant
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