A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini March 22, 2009

From www.chapters.indigo.ca :

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

I got this book as an eidi, present, three days ago. I have already finished the book. Gosh, what a heartbreaking story! I cried at one point and felt myself wanting to cry throughout the last half of the book the entire time, but I stopped myself.
The book is about two Afghan women and their struggles in life and how their lives become intertwined with each other. It’s a tragic story and I sometimes wanted to stop reading because of the horrific things that happen to these women.
I really reccomend this book two everyone. Hosseini is a great writer and I love his style. Just have a box of tissues by your side because you are going to need them…
5/5 stars!