And the mountains echoed
(Book)

Broad in scope and setting, wise and compassionate in its storytelling, And the Mountains Echoed is a profoundly moving, captivatiing 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. It begins with the heartbreaking, unparalleled bond between two motherless siblings in an Afghan village. To three-year-old Pari, big brother Abdullah is more mother than brother. To ten-year-old Abdullah, little Pari is his everything. 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. In a multigenerational 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. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe-from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek island of Tinos-the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.--dust jacket flap.