After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies sold of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, captivating, and poignant novel that confirms his place as one of the most significant literary writers of our time. Driven by the same exceptional storytelling talent that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is both an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving tale of family, friendship, faith, and the redemption found in love. Mariam and Laila, born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, are two women brought together in terrifying ways by war, loss, and fate. As they endure the ever-growing dangers around them—both in their home and on the streets of Kabul—they develop a bond that makes them both sisters and mother and daughter to each other.