A gripping and haunting story of love, loss and betrayal, guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings. Amir and Hassan, who live in Kabul, are experts in the art of kite flying. They are desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament – a popular afghan pastime and Amir’s only hope of winning his father’s love. But neither of them can foresee the turn of events , one that is to shatter their lives.
The young Amir commits an act of betrayal towards his best friend, Hassan, an act that haunts him for the rest of his life. When the Russians invade Afghanistan, Amir and his father is forced to flee to America. When the past catches up to him, he realises that he must return to Afghanistan to find the one thing his new world cannot provide – redemption. The book follows Amir’s journey as he tries to right the wrongs he committed all those years ago as a boy in Kabul.
The book is hardly ever dull and introduces the readers to the afghan lifestyle, which is strange yet fascinating. Hosseini’s writing is painfully honest and brilliantly constructed. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. A sweeping story of family, love and friendship, an unusual and powerful novel that has becomes a beloved, on-of-a-kind classic.
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