![]() ![]() ![]() image credit: bookwrittenĭomestic violence? Yes, I was certain that they must exist. Then there were the repeated miscarriages. Rasheed is a good man if a bit grouchy and archaic in his demeanor, but when everything is taken into account, Mariam’s life does not appear as bad. Mariam learns early on in the narrative that her father’s love is hollow, and after her mother commits suicide, she is compelled to wed a man. Hosseini begins the book with an innocent toddler whom you quickly sympathize with and feel a dreadful need to grab the pages. ![]() As a harami-an illegitimate child-Mariam is subjected to stigma and blame from both her mother’s family and her father. The first one is on Mariam when she is nine years old when she lives on the outskirts of Herat with her resentful mother and waits impatiently for her wealthy father’s once-weekly visits. The book is divided into two distinct narratives. More than what is mentioned above is covered in A Thousand Splendid Suns. You will too, but not for the reasons you would think. I was satisfied-yes, I will cry-after anticipating domestic violence, gory combat depictions, and a key topic of Afghan women’s persecution. Following the lives of two women in their marriages and their war-torn nation, the story takes place in Afghanistan from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering the period from Soviet occupation to Taliban control. The core plot seems to meet my requirements. One of those books that affect you, making you cry like a baby because it tugs at your heartstrings. ![]()
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