A Thousand Splendid Suns Author(s):Khaled Housseini Afghanistan in the 1970s: Twelve-year-old

Afghanistan in the 1970s: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-flying tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him

and exploring their views on the meaning of life

When the Arabian corsair and his gang attack a ship carrying the sword

Palestinian tensions

The story is one of love and tragedy

A Thousand Splendid Suns Author(s):Khaled Housseini Afghanistan in the 1970s: Twelve-year-oldMariam 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. The sense of