![]() ![]() In a multi-generational novel revolving around not just parents and children but also brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which family members love, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. What happens to them - and the large and small manners in which it echoes through the lives of so many other people - is proof of the moral complexity of life. To ten-year-old Abdullah, little Pari is his everything. ![]() To three-year-old Pari, big brother Abdullah is more mother than brother. It begins with the heartbreaking, unparalleled bond between two motherless siblings in an Afghan village. Broad in scope and setting, wise and compassionate in its storytelling, And the Mountains Echoed is a profoundly moving, captivating novel that demonstrates Khaled Hosseini's deeply felt understanding of the bonds that define us and shape our lives - and of what it means to be human. "An emotional, provocative, and unforgettable novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. The front upper right jacket tip has a 1/4 inch closed tear. Includes List of Other Books by Khaled Hosseini Author Dedication Preliminary Page Quote and Acknowledgments. Fine condition maroon boards with gold front cover decoration and letting and gold spine lettering contained in a near fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. ![]()
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