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What Members Thought
Overall, it was a gripping story, and obviously a page-turner.
Excellent narration. Its worth to highlight the two main characters Mariam and Laila, this book is about them. Equally characters like Aziza, Zalami, Jalil,Mullah Faizullah, nana, Rasheed, Babi, Fariba and Tariq played their part.
Its worth to mention the below points.
* When Laila visits Mariam's kolba and imagining about young Mariam . While reading these 4 page, got goosebumps so many times. I felt these pages clearly explains the b ...more
It has been a long time since a book has captivated me enough to read it in one sitting. A beautifully written, heart-wrenching story that exposes a gamut of emotions.
"...sometimes, the shifting of rocks is deep, deep below, and it’s powerful and scary down there, but all we feel on the surface is a slight tremor. Only a slight tremor." ...more
"...sometimes, the shifting of rocks is deep, deep below, and it’s powerful and scary down there, but all we feel on the surface is a slight tremor. Only a slight tremor." ...more
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