And the Mountains Echoed Paperback by Khaled Hosseini

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2014-06-03)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 448 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780143188520
• Item Weight: 306.18 grams
• Dimensions: 7.95 x 5.07 x 0.9 cm

It begins in 1952. Ten-year-old Abdullah and his younger sister, Pari, are everything to each other. What happens to them, at the despairing hand of their father, will test the unshakable bonds of family and irrevocably change not just their own lives, but those of multiple generations.

In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Khaled Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honour, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek Island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.

About the Author

KHALED HOSSEINI is one of the most widely read and beloved authors in the world. His New York Times bestselling novels The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed have sold more than fifty-five million copies worldwide. Hosseini is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the founder of the Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lives in northern California.