Thousand Splendid Suns

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini tells the story of two young girls, Mariam and Laila, and about their rough upbringings in Afghanistan during the 1960’s to the late 2000’s. Mariam lives with her uncaring mother Nana, and Mariam’s father Jalil visits her once a week. After Nana hangs herself, Mariam would assumedly go to live with Jalil. However, Jalil’s wives do not wish to have Mariam around. Jalil solves this issue by finding a man, Rasheed, for Mariam to marry. Their marriage was well initially, but when Mariam could not bear Rasheed the son he wanted, he became abusive.
Laila lived nearby Mariam. Unlike Mariam, Laila was raised in a happy, loving family. Disaster struck when her two brothers, Ahmad and Noor, died in

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