And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini
Buy on AmazonAnd the Mountains Echoed is the third novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2013 by Riverhead Books, it deviates from Hosseini's style in his first two works through his choice to avoid focusing on any one character. Rather, the book is written similarly to a collection of short stories, with each of the nine chapters being told from the perspective of a different character. The book's foundation is built on the relationship between ten-year-old Abdullah and his three-year-old sister Pari and their father's decision to sell her to a childless couple in Kabul, an event that ties the various narratives together.
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"In Khaled Hosseini’s best novel yet, nine characters must decide what they would (and wouldn’t) do for the happiness of their family. Among the options: sell a daughter, kill a sister, protect an alcoholic mother, accept a life of lonely desperation. The novel brims with scenes of Afghan cruelty and generosity, but to Hosseini’s credit, there isn’t a single villain in sight. After all, even warlords can be nice daddies."
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