This is a book that was just published around 20 years ago but is on a lot of those books you need to read lists. Well I finally got around to reading it and it is a really good book, I can see why it has made the lists. Talks about a family from the perspective of the son as a youngster growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1970s before the Russian invasion and then a little during invasion and their escape to the US. The son grows up marries, buries his father and is unable to start his own family. The son is still sort of broken because of issues in his past, a letter from family friend pulls him back to Pakistan and then Afghanistan to rescue a boy that is really a nephew. The broken land of Afghanistan right before 9/11 happens where the Taliban are running the country. Just a really good read both about the people of Afghanistan as well as the story of this family. Glad that I finally read this book.
There are already over 90 copies on PBS so I will not add to it. I will see about loaning out or maybe keeping.
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