Title: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Genre: Historical Fiction
Published: 2007
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One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls
A story set in Afghanistan, narrating the intertwined lives of two women as they live through the ever-worsening situation in their country. It is a harrowing tale, as the country slowly degenerates from a seemingly happy life to a war-torn nation, with progressively worse regimes taking over. The women who are the protagonists suffer disproportionality. Yet, they continue the struggle of living. Till one day, new hope emerges with the removal of the Taliban.
The book ends with hope. But as real-life events have shown, that hope is being snuffed out again. The Taliban whose exit leads to a newfound freedom are back in power, and slowly putting the same restrictions back in place although the global protests seem muted.
Wondering what a sequel in the present would have in store for Laila and her family.
Previously on BookMarks: Don Quixote
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