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Excellent read!	Customer Rating:
Had this book bought for me as a birthday present, and to be honest I wasn't looking forward to reading it, I was put off by the thought of reading about wars.. However I've just finished the book. I read it in one day as I was completely unable to put it down. Totally gripping and moving. A real insight to a place which we only hear about on the news. I'm now going to buy the kite runner.

one of the best books

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i am not usually a fiction reader but this book grape my attention from the first page, i could not simply put it down, the story is very interesting and the author is very good at describing the characters they almost come to life. The story is about women in Afghanistan and how every one suffered under the non stop war. Starting with maryam the illegitimate girl who gets let down by men, starting by the man she loved most, her father. He author then introduces layla, the young and ambitions m she had a better childhood but then ends up a second wife to the man who married Maryam . a strange relationship then develops between the two women. The happy ending comes as a relief after the pain and turmoil experienced by almost every character in the book. My next read will by the kit runner!

A moving and thought provoking read	Customer Rating:
This book tells the story of two very different Afghani women, Mariam and Laila, who both struggle with life under the Taliban. I didn't expect this book to be so gripping or so easy to read. It offers a wonderful insight into the lives of two women who are not so different from us and yet have little of the freedom we take for granted.

Fantastic	Customer Rating:
If you enjoyed the kite runner, or indeed are interested in the background of Afghanistan, this book will astound you. The theme's dealt with though as universal, and i feel anyone can relate to the characters. Hosseini truelly has become one of my favourite writers due to this book; it is absolutley amazing.

Good story, realistic and well told

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This book offers an interesting insight into Afghanistan and its society form the 1970's to date. This is basically the story of two women who are successively repressed throughout their lives by a male-dominated society, torn by successive wars. It gives some insight as to how political upheaval resulted in the Russian invasion, the wars with the mujahideen, the degeneration into faction fighting under the tribal warlords, and the religious repression of the Taliban. Nobody comes out of it very well! It is a well written book full of tension. One cannot help but be sympathetic to the tragic heroines. The story is credible, but really quite depressing throughout. An excellent book, and as the blurb promises, a better follow up to the Kite Runner. Highly recommended.