THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Magnificent'Mail on Sunday'Gripping'New York Times'A master storyteller'The Times'Epic'Sunday Telegraph Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle,with no mother to care for them,Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her,he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work,Abdullah is determined not to be separated from her. Neither brother nor sister know what this fateful journey will bring them.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781526604637Number of pages: 496Weight: 345 gDimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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A story of love,separation,friendship,compassion,exile,memory and the troubled history of Afghanistan,spanning three continents and sixty years...Hosseini is a master storytellerHosseini pulls off his usual - impressive - trick of breaking your heart and leaving you smilingHosseini digs deep and brings up diamondsWith profound depth and compassion,Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our livesHis most assured and emotionally gripping story yet...A testament to his intimate knowledge of their inner lives,and to his power as an old-fashioned storytellerThe novel's poignant,bittersweet conclusion is will almost certainly bring tears to your eyesThe mountains echo with the voices and events from the past and the ripples extend outwards beyond the final pageAn absorbing read from a master storytellerAn irresistible treasure trail...A novel that will change how you judge yourself and othersAnd the Mountains Echoed charges its readers for the emotional particles they are,giving them what they want,with anarrative facility as great as any blockbusting author alive
Khaled Hosseini
Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini established his career with the phenomenally successful debut novel The Kite Runner. This,along with the novels A Thousand Splendid Suns and And the Mountains Echoed have been published in over 70 countries and sold over 40 million copies worldwide. In 2018 Hosseini published Sea Prayer,a story inspired by the suffering of those escaping the Syrian conflict.
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