A Thousand Splendid Suns

Love is a great feeling. Deeply hidden, forbidden, secret, it will always find its moment. This is the story of Khaled Hosseini's new novel, which became a major international bestseller in 2007.

The novel centers on two women caught up in the upheavals that devastated idyllic Afghanistan. Mariam is the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy businessman, who has known misfortune since childhood and sensed her own doom from an early age. Layla, on the other hand, is the beloved daughter of a close-knit family, dreaming of an exciting and wonderful life. They have nothing in common; they live in different worlds that would never have intersected if not for the fiery storm of war. From now on, Layla and Mariam are bound by the closest ties, unsure whether they are enemies, friends, or sisters. But alone, they cannot survive, nor can they withstand the medieval despotism and cruelty that have engulfed the streets and homes of a once-thriving city. Together, they will endure suffering, together they will seize unexpected glimpses of joy, together they will dream of the happiness they will one day strive to achieve.

"A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a powerful, dramatic, and lyrical story that makes hearts clench with pain and joy. It is a noble and generous book.