A Thousand Splendid Suns

these lines now live within me - ' one could not count the moons that shimmer over his roof or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind his walls' wow!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. In a country going down in flames, two women find a friendship in spite of all the odds. A story of female strength, when Layla and Mariam finally put an end to their husband's constant abuse. A story of undying motherly love, when Layla bears all the beatings and bruises everyday on her long walk toward where her daughter lives. And finally it is a story of hope, when two long lost lovers finally unite. The book concludes with the notion that the war-torn Afghanistan is finally going to be healed and built up again. Khaled Hosseni.. you are one freaking mastermind!!!

This book is truely inspirational. I would never thought about the Afghan war the way I do now because of this book. Many congratulations and thanks to Khaled Hosseini whom has done an incredible job. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Honestly changed my perspective.

This book was the most amazing read, never wanted to put it down and felt very sad when it ended. I have tried to find a book that has captured such emotion and created such beautiful strong women. This book really made me want to learn more about the environment these women lived in, understand the history and attitude. That is what I love most about these types of books it encourages understanding of different cultures and different attitudes we are not used to. I enjoyed how the book introduced these characters seperatly and then brought them together, it made you sympathize with both individually and understand what courage it took for both of them to fight for what they had to.

My favorite book from this author. The Kite Runner was great, but this book surpassed all of my expections. Would recommend to anyone that enjoys fiction, historial, and non-fiction.

1st book by this author i've read ,would recommend this .

I was moved when I read this astonishing book, i found myself thinking about situation where violence is used to control things and people, but in every situation emotions develop.

Mariam and Laila find love and loyalty that bonds them closer to each other within their painful and stressful life, I never thought it was possible that such emotions can develop in a condition like Mariam and Laila but this book has proven to me it can.

Now i know that a mother love is greater than anything I can imagine and I'm bless to live in a country that is against violence towards women.

I think this book is both beautiful and tragic, the main heroines to the story Mariam and Leila are chalk and cheese yet both women draw you in and you do care what happens to them. Set in Afghanistan the story reveals the harsh reality of the country's war and politics and it is very rare for a male author to write from female perspective so excellently. One of my favorite books.

Its A really Good Book Khaled Hoseeni Is One Of The Best Authors. He Can Make You Cary And Hes Not Afraid To Pull Your Heart Strings

It was an odd read. I didn't really enjoy reading it but I was sad when I finished it and have thought about it many times since. I will read again soon. I hadn't realised how much atmosphere of the times was potrayed.

Not my normal sort of read, but I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down once I had started. A strong story - really made me think about what some people have to endure.

bit of a letdown after kite runner - this is a story of marital abuse and could be anywhere in the world in any section of society.

a marvellous picture of the lives of women under the taliban culture and restrictions and the endurance , hope and love between women forced to endure domestic and cultural violence and isolation.

You really can imagine yourself transported to kabul and watching the events of these peoples lives played out on the pages of the book. Love and hope in the midst of a brutality so common there is so well depicted.

a cannot put down until its finished book.

Everything that takes place in this part of the world tends to have a lot a violence attached to it. I am always astonished at the courage of these women who struggle to love and care for the people in their lives in spite of so many horrible happenings. Love prevails, always, love prevails. A good read. It made me so happy to be born in a culture where women (or at least most women) are respected and protected by law. Thank you Lord for placing me in this place and time yet able to be conscious of the needs of other women around the world. This books teaches us just this...where we are born makes a great difference.

 This is some book. In essence it's the life story of one woman, Mariam, as she lives and suffers the turbulent recent history of Afghanistan. Works well as a history of the country, as it allows you to see how the successive regime changes impact on the daily life of this women and her family. Her family includes her husband's next wife and the way that the two women come to shift their allegiances as life becomes successively more difficult. The women aren't great heroic characters, they're believable women stuck in an unbelievably bad situation and just trying to survive. The ending is incredibly sad, and leaves a whole lot of questions about how the life Mariam lead might have been different had she made a different decision at several points in the book. At least one missed opportunity might have made a huge difference to her, but she never found out. After the spiral of depression, however, it ends in a hopeful manner, with an eye to the future. Does make you wonder what the next chapter might be, seeing that Afghanistan is not exactly a stable or peaceful country and that the various tribes and factions that have fought over the country are still within the country.