And the Mountains Echoed

by Khaled Hosseini (2013)

After The Kite

Runner and A Thousand Splendid

Suns, you’d think there are only so many books on the gorgeous rugged terrain of Afghanistan and separated siblings that Hosseini can weave into a bestseller. This emotionally charged account of human lives starts off in 1950s Afghanistan when a poor father gives up his three-year old baby daughter Pari to a rich Kabul couple, tearing her away from her twin brother Abdullah. The ensuing chapters develop interconnected plots with multiple memorable characters taking you globetrotting through Paris, San Francisco and Greece. In typical Hosseini style, there’s lyrical mysticism, folklore and a bittersweet yet hopeful end that will leave you teary and smiling all at the same time.