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Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
The Number 1 International Bestseller.
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him.
But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
The unforgettable, heart-breaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction.
A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons - their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good (Almost Very Good)
- Category : Fiction - Modern Classics
- Published : 2013 (This Edition 2018 - Bloomsbury)
- ISBN : 9781526604743
- SKU : B000552
- PPC : LL350gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"A gripping read and a haunting story of love, loss and betrayal. Guaranteed to move even the hardest heart" - The Independent.
"Shattering . . . devastating and inspiring" - The Observer.
"Unforgettable." - Isabelle Allande.
"Haunting." - The Independent.
"Hosseini is a truly gifted teller of tales . . . he's not afraid to pull every string in your heart to make it sing" - The Times.
"Rings true with tenderness and truth" - Daily Mail.
The Author
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. Hosseini is also a U.S. Goodwill Envoy to the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a non-profit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.
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