A Thousand Splendid Suns

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Author : Khaled Hosseini
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780670064915
Edition : 1
Number of Pages : 384
Product Group : Book
Publication Date : 2007-05-22
Publisher : Viking Canada (AHC)

ASIN : 0670064912

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Editorial Reviews

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It's difficult to imagine a harder first act to follow than The Kite Runner: a debut novel by an unknown writer about a country many readers knew little about that has gone on to have over four million copies in print worldwide. But when preview copies of Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, started circulating at Amazon, readers reacted with a unanimous enthusiasm that few of us could remember seeing before. As special as The Kite Runner was, those readers said, A Thousand Splendid Suns is more so, bringing Hosseini's compassionate storytelling and his sense of personal and national tragedy to a tale of two women that is weighted equally with despair and grave hope.

We wanted to spread the word on the book as soon, and as widely, as we could. See below for an exclusive pre-publication excerpt from A Thousand Splendid Suns and early reviews of the book from some of our top customer reviewers. --The Editors

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An Exclusive Excerpt from A Thousand Splendid Suns

We have arranged with the publisher to make an exclusive excerpt of A Thousand Splendid Suns available on Amazon.ca. Click here to read a scene from the novel. It's not the opening scene, but rather one from a crucial moment later in the book when Mariam, one of the novel's two main characters, steps into a new role.

Customer Reviews

Heartbreak (2008-06-05)

This book broke my heart. How do these women manage to live their lives? Hosseini's book gave me a better sense of the historical turmoil that the country has endured, and what seems to be insurmountable difficulties faced in trying to bring about change. How little I have to complain about in my comfortable western world life.Kingston Grandmother

VERY VERY GOOD! (2008-05-17)

This is one you do not want to miss. It is a well written, gripping story about the suffering and loss of an afghan girl/woman. It is really beautiful. This easily ranks among the best books I have ever read. Hosseini is a splendid writer!

Misery Inc. (2008-05-13)

Well written and moves at a good pace. I read Angela's Ashes a few years ago and decided it was at the top of my list for books about misery. It's saving grace was it was sprinkled with homour. Not so, A Thousand Splendid Suns. No humour here. However, if you like despair, sadism and unrelenting misery; this is for you. It got to the point where I began second guessing the author as to what horror he would inflict on his protaganists next. He never disappointed. Makes you wonder if the sacrafice of 83 Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan is worth it.

Amazing Book (2008-04-22)

This is an amazing book. I could not put it down. This book made me sad and mad all at the same time. At times I had to put the book down to get my anger out of me.

A Thousand Splendid (Amazon) Stars (2008-04-13)

After all these reviews, I would only add a comment and the umpteenth praise for such a fascinating and heartbreaking book (just as it happened after I read `The Kite Runner'). If I had a hypothetical scale to weigh my preference between `The Kite Runner' and `A Thousand Splendid Suns', I do not know which one would earn the winning position, despite their differences. I guess that's the fate of this second, marvelous book, to be forever compared to the first one by the same author. When I picked it up, I could not, would not believe that I would like it as much as the first one (it rarely happens with second books, especially if the first ones where such triumphs). But I did. Loved them to the same degree, I mean. Tashakor, Mr. Hosseini. Thank you. Thank you very much, if you'll ever read this, for yet another unforgettable tale. It is not just that, it is the meaning beyond it, delivered to us, your readers, with an awareness made more significant by the deep, evident love for your native, wounded country. Keep up with the good work!

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