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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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4 out of 5
Based on 884,182 Ratings and 48,519 Reviews

Book Description
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course n... More
Book Information
PublisherViking Canada
BindingHardcover (92 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages372
ISBN-100670064084
ISBN-13978-0670064083
Publication Date11/01/2009
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About Khaled Hosseini (Author) : Khaled Hosseini is a published author and a narrator of adult books. Some of the published credits of Khaled Hosseini include The Kite Runner (Unabridged), The Kite Runner.
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11/1/2011 nathalie rachid

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1/2/2011 Rachel Reyna said: Wonderful, absolutely WONDERFUL. There is nothing more to say!

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12/31/2010 Dot Marie tagged as: I recommend, I read

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3/21/2010 Sally Spratt said: I read this befor I read the Kite Runner. This book inspired me in so many ways. I wanted to learn more about the Afghani people. The author brings to life the story of a young girl in Afghanastan, she suffers the plight of many young girls in that country. I again couldn't put this book down.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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10/7/2009 Sharon Koontz said: 542391
tags: historical fiction, afghanistan, 1001 books you must read before you die

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3/7/2009 Maitha Al Khayat said: I started yesterday and I already reached

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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 542391
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