And the Mountains Echoed - Tapa blanda

Críticas

A story of love, separation, friendship, compassion, exile, memory and the troubled history of Afghanistan, spanning three continents and 60 years... Hosseini is a master storyteller and his characters brim with life... This novel will not disappoint his many admirers (Paul Dunn The Times)

Hosseini's evocative tales don't just capture hearts, they break them (Glamour)

I defy any critics less high-minded than, say, F.R. Leavis not to enjoy the sheer zest with which Hosseini goes about his business here - or admire the unhurried confidence with which he sweeps through the years. And if they do admit that resistance is futile and allow their heartstrings to be shamelessly tugged, they might spot something else as well: in its admittedly unsubtle way, the novel gives a thorough airing to the central question of whether it's better to stay true to your roots or rise above them ... Let's face it, Hosseini is a master storyteller (James Walton Spectator)

Fascinating and moving (Stylist)

A profoundly moving story of how families love, betray, honour and make sacrifices for each other (Woman & Home)

We defy you not to cry (Asos)

Yes, there will be tears (InStyle)

Heart warming and beautiful (Essentials)

Clever and moving (Easy Living)

Hosseini pulls off his usual - impressive - trick of breaking your heart and leaving you smiling (Helen Brown Daily Telegraph)

Reseña del editor

So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one...

Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live in the small village of Shadbagh. To Abdullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named, is everything. More like a parent than a brother, Abdullah will do anything for her, even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection. Each night they sleep together in their cot, their skulls touching, their limbs tangled.

One day the siblings journey across the desert to Kabul with their father. Pari and Abdullah have no sense of the fate that awaits them there, for the event which unfolds will tear their lives apart; sometimes a finger must be cut to save the hand.