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What an outstanding writer Hosseini is! I couldn't put this book down once I began to read, and toward the end I slowed to a crawl reading because I didn't want it to end. It's not an easy story to read if you don't like images of violence, especially of war or directed toward women, but that's the reality of life in Afghanistan. Hosseini covers the last 25-30 years of Afghan history through the story of the lives of two women. Mariam is the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy man and his houseke
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This book gave me a lot of insight into the Afghani women's culture. I enjoyed it a lot.
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Easy, quick read. Enjoyed the current history of Afghanistan which was woven into the story ... but I've read a few too many repressed/oppressed women stories lately and just might need a break!
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