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Nancy
Nov 04, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This is a magnificent story of the hardship, cruelty and violence which many women in Afghanistan face thanks to the culture, the unrest and the religion of the country. However, rather than being a depressing expose of the basest aspects of human (often male) nature, this book carries hope. Despite the situation the two protagonists are forced to survive under, through the love between these two women, a defiance is born. And that defiance brings a final reckoning.

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Heather
Jul 31, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 31, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Nancy
Aug 05, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, audio
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Sep 18, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Nov 13, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 13, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Erica
Jul 20, 2009 marked it as to-read
Katie
Jan 02, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Jul 01, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Patricia
Oct 12, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Apr 22, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Oct 12, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 5-star
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Mar 10, 2017 rated it it was amazing
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Enid S.
Dec 26, 2020 marked it as to-read
Kiley
Jun 27, 2021 rated it it was amazing