The Kite Runner

The number one bestseller, chosen as a Book of the Decade by The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian

The number one bestseller, c hosen as a Book of the Decade by The Times , Daily Telegraph and Guardian 'Devastating' Daily Telegraph 'Heartbreaking' The Times 'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende 'Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

The novel that made Afghanistan the talking-point of every book group

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The number one bestseller, c**hosen as a Book of the Decade by The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian**

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Khaled Hosseini