A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS (PAPERBACK) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Mariam 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 people to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism. Features Summary A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love Author Khaled Hosseini Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Release date 20080615 Pages 419 ISBN 0-7475-8589-X ISBN 13 978-0-7475-8589-3