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I have never cried while reading a book,like I Did while reading this one!
It is the story of poor, uneducated women who have to endure the hardships of life...
The horrors and terrors that a lot of women have gone through during certain period in Afghanistan, the war torn country ,and the narration through the lives of two women Mariam and Laila..
Going through All kinds of Physical abuse of hitting, kicking and slapping ,brutal beating ,etc….
Struggling the cruel extremely sadistic Rasheed, And s ...more
It is the story of poor, uneducated women who have to endure the hardships of life...
The horrors and terrors that a lot of women have gone through during certain period in Afghanistan, the war torn country ,and the narration through the lives of two women Mariam and Laila..
Going through All kinds of Physical abuse of hitting, kicking and slapping ,brutal beating ,etc….
Struggling the cruel extremely sadistic Rasheed, And s ...more
Horry!!! tears, happiness are mixed....at last i read a book, splendid one....
before i read, “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, what i know about afghanistan is war, terrorism, Taliban, 9/11 terrorist attacks, oppression on women.
after i read, Afghanistan is a country of hills, mountains, valleys, springs, rivers, trees, flowers, fruits, animals, birds, insects, a world where sky is roof, earth is a floor, nature is a home, Afghans are its inhabitants, is a country with a rich heritage, a privileged cu ...more
before i read, “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, what i know about afghanistan is war, terrorism, Taliban, 9/11 terrorist attacks, oppression on women.
after i read, Afghanistan is a country of hills, mountains, valleys, springs, rivers, trees, flowers, fruits, animals, birds, insects, a world where sky is roof, earth is a floor, nature is a home, Afghans are its inhabitants, is a country with a rich heritage, a privileged cu ...more
Dec 26, 2011
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This book hit on all of the key issues for women in the Taliban's intepretation of Islam. Child marriage, educational inequality, restrictions on women, etc.
Plot: illigitimate girl married off by father against backdrop of Russian invasion and rise of Taliban. ...more
This book hit on all of the key issues for women in the Taliban's intepretation of Islam. Child marriage, educational inequality, restrictions on women, etc.
Plot: illigitimate girl married off by father against backdrop of Russian invasion and rise of Taliban. ...more
Oct 15, 2011
Tina
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Oct 22, 2011
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Nov 02, 2011
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