PLOT: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thiry years - from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding - that puts teh violence, fear, hope and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a talke of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives - the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness - are inextricable from the history playing out around them.
Propelled by the same storytelling instint that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving accout of family and freindship. It is a striking, heartwrenching noval of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestrutible love - a stunning accomplishment.
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