A thousand splendid suns / Khaled Hosseini.
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. 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 not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.
Record details
- ISBN: 1594489505
- ISBN: 9780747582793
- ISBN: 9781594489501
- Physical Description: 372 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2007.
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 830L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.4 16 117933.
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- 125 of 149 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.
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- 2 current holds with 149 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F HOS (Text) | 34621704455578 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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