Have you read a Khaled Husseini book? Watched
the movies? I have only read A Thousand Splendid Sun, but I have watched The
Kite Runner with a friend. Both were poignant and remarkable. The message that
his stories convey is inner strength and HOPE when there is no room left but
for hope in the tragic lives of his characters, the triumph of love and of the
human spirit over evil and abuse.
Needless to say, this intricate tapestry of fine characters and
heartrending plight, of diaspora, of discrimination and loss, of
loyalty and friendship, is captivating. The devastation you witness is
authentic. Lives are genuinely conveyed, emotions are so skillfully
transferred; dreadfulness, evil and cruelty jump out of the pages to stare you
in the face. After the tale telling ends, Mariam and Hassan remain.
The most recent novel, And the Mountains Echoed, should be nothing short of another
masterpiece. It’s a tale through generations about the friendship of two
very different women, shaken by the soviet invasion of Afghanistan, self sacrifice,
devotion, hopes and growth; I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
It’s an Amazon Best Book of The Month, May 2013. I will definitely update after
I read it!