And the mountains echoed
Readers rate it 4.0 (313 on Hardcover)
404 pages · Released 2013 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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This multigenerational literary novel spans Afghanistan's turbulent modern history and explores profound themes of family bonds, sacrifice, and legacy. While it contains emotionally heavy material including child abandonment, death, abuse, and the psychological scars of war and loss, it is ultimately a deeply humanizing story about love and resilience. The writing is literary and reflective rather than graphic, but the cumulative emotional weight and mature themes make it best suited for mature teens and adults.
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Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they s... Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named, is everything.
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- Diverse Characters
- A mix driven
- Strong Character Development
- Character driven
- emotional
- sad
- reflective
- inspiring
- Adventurous
- hopeful
- Fiction
- Historical Fiction
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ISBN 9781594631764 · Bloomsbury Publishing