A Thousand Splendid Suns 灿烂千阳

BothborninAfghanistanagenerationapartandwithverydifferentideasaboutloveandfamily,MariamandLailaarebroughttogetherbywar,bylossandbyfate.Astheyenduretheeverescalatingdangersaroundthem--intheirhomeaswellasinthestreetsofKabul--theyformabondthatwillultimatelyalterthecourseoftheirlivesandthelivesofthenextgeneration.Withheart-wrenchingpowerandsuspense,Hosseinishowshowawoman'sloveforherfamilycanmovehertoshockingandheroicactsofself-sacrifice,andthatintheenditislove,oreventhememoryoflove,thatisoftenthekeytosurvival.