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Thousand Splendid Suns

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‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ is a chronicle of Afghan history, and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, and the salvation to be found in love.

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THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

‘A suspenseful epic’ Daily Telegraph

‘A triumph’ Financial Times

‘Heartbreaking’ Mail on Sunday

‘Deeply moving’ Sunday Times

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.

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Weight 0.298 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.8 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

412

Language

English

Edition

|Reprint

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K