A Thousand Splendid Suns: Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed,<\/p>\n
who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila,<\/p>\n
who must leave her home and join Mariam’s unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other,<\/p>\n
their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters,<\/p>\n
as strong as the ties between mother and daughter.<\/p>\n
With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women’s endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways,<\/p>\n
lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction.<\/p>\n
“A Thousand Splendid Suns ” is a portrait of a wounded country and a story of family and friendship,<\/p>\n
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