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A powerful story. It makes me realise just how lucky I have it, here in Australia.
WOW. I cannot recommend this one enough. Powerful, beautiful...wow.
The novel tells the story of the life and loves of two women in Afghanistan. Their intertwined stories are told against the backdrop of 30 years of turmoil in Afghanistan. Mariam, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy businessman, is married against her will to 40 year old Rasheed when she is 15. He becomes more and more violent when Mariam is unable to have children. Eventually, he takes a second wife, 14 year old Laila. Mariam ...more
The novel tells the story of the life and loves of two women in Afghanistan. Their intertwined stories are told against the backdrop of 30 years of turmoil in Afghanistan. Mariam, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy businessman, is married against her will to 40 year old Rasheed when she is 15. He becomes more and more violent when Mariam is unable to have children. Eventually, he takes a second wife, 14 year old Laila. Mariam ...more
I loved this book. From the first page it drew me in so that I could not put it down and had to read it in a day! I avoided it for a while due to all the hype, I guess I did not want to be disappointed but I truely was not. The flow of the words is amazing, I felt like I could touch, see, hear and smell the world of the Mariam and Laila.
I thought after reading The Kite Runner, that this book would not follow in its footsteps. I was wrong! What a great book that reminded me of 2 things, 1)I'm lucky to live in America and 2)what seems 'unfair' or harsh to me, is actually common practice in other cultures. Excellent book!
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