I am running a few days behind with this book, and I must finish my next book by Sunday, so this will probably be brief. Not to mention, this book has left me emotionally drained for the past few days.
Hosseini, who is also the author of The Kite Runner, has written a story of Two Afghan women. Both were raised a generation apart, and both have lived very different lifestyles. However, they are brought together after different warlords have turned Kabul into a war torn city. After the death of both of her parents, 15 year old Laila is forced into marrying Rasheed, who has been married to Mariam for the past two decades.
Rasheed is horribly abusive. With no where else to turn, Mariam and Laila are forced to stay with him, especially after the Taliban took rule over Kabul, stripping women of any of the few rights that they had to begin with. After years and years of abuse, Mariam decides to take her destiny into her own hands.
Although I find this to be an amazing book, it is a very hard read for me. Towards the end of the book, I would almost cringe whenever Laila and Mariam were offered any bit of hope, because it usually came crumbling down. However, the novel is beautifully written, and it is an eye opener.
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