Found this in a charity shop recently for £2. I remembered enjoyin it so much, I thought is buy it to share.

Here’s what it thought when I read it in 2014
“Khaled Hosseini is a master storyteller. In this book he took a heartbreaking, life shattering event and traced the lives of those effected to see how it all unfolds. Just about every chapter is seen through the eyes of a different character, exploring the (sometimes hidden) impact of the original event. He moves the story along and gently weaves the lives of all the characters together whilst giving the reader a glimpse at life in Afghanistan (past and present). I can't remember the last time I read a book with so many characters in it that I loved so much. I think my favourties were Mamá and little Abdullah. I eagerly await Mr Hosseini's next masterpiece...”

This book going to grant the wish of a fellow BookCrosser.

Safe travels book, hope you bring joy to your next reader... and beyond?

The book was waiting for me when I got in from work. I look forward to reading it. Thanks for sharing.

One of many characters states "A story is like a moving train, no matter where you hop onboard, you are bound to reach your destination sooner or later." This is really very apt for this novel. Hosseini doesn't restrict the narrative to any single route, instead it flips from various characters, eras, countries and even continents as it weaves a series of inter-connected tales. Many of these tales initially seem like branch lines going nowhere other than to take the reader away from the two central siblings but eventually each tale helps the reader get to where they want to go, if not necessarily in the route they had expected.

This isn't a book where the Taliban are particularly prominent, rather the author looks at Afghanistan's relationship with the wider world; what its traumas have done to those who remain and also to those who leave. One that asks what the rich can do do for the poor?

I found this a beautifully written and thought provoking read that not only took me on a roller-coaster of emotions but also gave me a brief insight into this conflicted and complex country and its people. As such I would highly recommend it.

Going out as a RABCK. I hope that you haven't already read it. Enjoy!

Sent as a RABK by another book crosser in the hopes I haven't read this one, which I haven't. It really cheered me up, so thank you! I have read a couple of his others. This probably will be on my MTBR for a while as I have a few that I owe to other people and this is a bit heavy for where I am at, at the moment.