And The Mountains Echoed
Published by: Riverhead TradeRelease Date: June 3, 2014
Pages: 448
ISBN13: 978-1594632389
Buy the Book: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, IndieBound, iBooks, Also available in the UK
Overview
An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.
Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, 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.
Praise
“Mr. Hosseini’s narrative gifts have deepened over the years. . . . That Mr. Hosseini manages . . . to actually succeed in spinning his characters’ lives into a deeply affecting choral work is a testament both to his intimate knowledge of their inner lives, and to his power as an old-fashioned storyteller.”
—The New York Times
“The Kite Runner author’s latest is a moving saga about sacrifice, betrayal, and the power of family. . . Hosseini shows how easy it is for people to brutalize or abandon those they should protect. But his ultimate achievement is demonstrating the power and persistence of family.”
—People (4 stars)
“[Hosseini’s] beautifully written, masterfully crafted new book, And the Mountains Echoed, spans nearly 60 years of Afghan history as it investigates the consequences of a desperate act that scars two young lives and resonates through many others. . . . And the Mountains Echoed is painfully sad but also radiant with love.”
—The Los Angeles Times
“And the Mountains Echoed opens like a thunderclap. . . . [Hosseini] asks good, hard questions about the limits of love. . . . Love, Hosseini seems to say, is the great leveler, cutting through language, class, and identity. No one in this gripping novel is immune to its impact.”
—O, the Oprah Magazine
“I’m not an easy touch when it comes to novels, but Hosseini’s new book, And the Mountains Echoed, had tears dropping from my eyes by Page 45. . . . It’s hard to do justice to a novel this rich in a short review. There are a dozen things I still want to say…Instead, I’ll just add this: Send Hosseini up the bestseller list again.”
—Washington Post
“This is an exquisite novel, a must-read for anyone with an interest in what it means to be alive, anywhere and everywhere.”
—USA Today
“Hosseini . . . is back with his beautiful, often harrowing third novel, And the Mountains Echoed.”
—Chicago Tribune