Product Description

A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an
unlikely friendship and an indestructible love.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1053 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Alan Marshall, Daily Telegraph
`A view from inside the burqa of the nightmare of Afghanistan's
history over thirty years ... grippingly told'

Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail
`A gripping tale ... It is, too, a powerful portrait of female
suffering and endurance under the Taliban'

Natasha Walter, Guardian
`Anyone whose heart-strings were pulled by The Kite Runner should
be more than satisfied with this follow-up'

Customer Reviews

I can't put this book down!
I got this book yesterday afternoon and I have already read 34 chapters out of 51! I have told friends about it and even convinced one friend to buy The Kite Runner and read it so that we can both swap them over in a couple of weeks. After one night with this book,I have transformed from a person who never reads to a person who initiates book clubs.

broke my heart
Being a chick lit girl all my life, i was never interested in harsh reality books, i wanted the fairytale, where i could drift away, happy knowing my heroine would get the guy. That is until i read A thousand spendid suns. I had never read The Kite Runner, and knew little of the author but just reading the back of the book alone was enough to change my ways. Straight away i was drawn into the book, and i couldnt put it down once i picked it up. I found it incredibly difficult to stop at the end of each chapter and for a few nights i ended up getting just 4 hours sleep!It seems i couldnt stop until exhaustion rendered me completely useless! The story about the lives of these two women in war-torn afghanistan really opened my eyes and the fact that it is all so very real makes it all the more heart wrenching. I have never cried so much over an ending of a book before and am now on everyones most annoying lists both at home and at work, not just bacause i cant stop talking about it but because i keep recommending it to everyone who will listen! For anyone who doesnt want to read this book because 'its not your type of thing' do yourself a favor, if theres one book that will change your mind, and your outlook on life, its this one.

Fantastic, sad, and eye opening
I have read The Kite Runner in 3 sittings and was left in a daze for days. As soon as I heard of this book by the same author I got my hands on this to fill the void left by the Kite Runner. It is addictive to read and I had to finish it to find out what happened at the end. I was left saddened and felt that I was going through a mourning process as the characters have left an effect on me. It is extremely sad that what women go through in this story is taking place still in reality, especially in this day and age.

Khaled Hosseini is a fantastic author and I hope he writes many more books to show the world what the people of Afghanistan are really going through because of war.