"A Thousand Splendid Suns" Rises
"A Thousand Splendid Suns Rises"
Penguin Group (USA) has just published the highly-anticipated second novel from Khaled Hosseini, author of the critically acclaimed
The Kite Runner
, which has sold more than 4 million copies and is currently at number six in its 118
th
week on
The New York Times
bestseller list. The new book,
A Thousand Splendid Suns
, published by Riverhead, is currently ranked at number one in
The New York Times hardcover fiction list
for the third consecutive week
.
It is the story of Mariam and Laila, two women in Kabul who are brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. It is both an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply compelling story of family, friendship, faith and the salvation to be found in love.
For more information see: http://us.penguingroup.com