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Cha

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41. Looks like a really interesting worthwhile book, treestar..
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:11 PM
Dec 2013

in the spirit of sheshe's bringing the synopsis on board..



Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir’s father’s servant, is a Hazara—a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship and betrayal, and about the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, and their lies. Written against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But through the devastation, Khaled Hosseini offers hope: through the novel’s faith in the power of reading and storytelling, and in the possibilities he shows us for redemption.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/144236422X

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Gimme a rasberry scone and a cafe o'bama. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1
Sounds Cha Nov 2013 #2
The bookstore looks crowded! femmocrat Nov 2013 #3
Looks like a great store, femmocrat.. list of books that were purchased by PBO Cha Nov 2013 #4
Two from PBO's list~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #36
Speaking of "delightful".. thank you so much, she, for those enchanting Cha Dec 2013 #40
I'm reading the Kite Runner! treestar Dec 2013 #38
Looks like a really interesting worthwhile book, treestar.. Cha Dec 2013 #41
Politics&Proses!!! FarPoint Nov 2013 #5
+1000 -- and there are great independent bookstores in DC! LuckyLib Nov 2013 #9
I knew it looked great, FarPoint! Cha Nov 2013 #12
Hey, Far, you too??? elleng Dec 2013 #23
This is at least the second independent bookstore the Obamas have visited. CBHagman Nov 2013 #6
Yes, the Obamas visited Kramerbooks in 2011, CB.. Cha Nov 2013 #13
What caught my attention... WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2013 #7
Snort tavernier Nov 2013 #8
HA! WinstonSmith4740 wins the internets, today. MsPithy Nov 2013 #11
Good to know, Winston.. I haven't had Cha Nov 2013 #14
Its that kind of neighborhood, Winston, elleng Dec 2013 #26
Brilliant malaise Dec 2013 #35
Haha treestar Dec 2013 #37
Nice Gesture to the Mom & Pop's ....given the Walmartification of America. KoKo Nov 2013 #10
Beautiful OP! Favorite people and places. freshwest Nov 2013 #15
They just look so cozy and having Cha Nov 2013 #16
Beautiful thread, Cha. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #17
It's cozy and heartwarming, sheshe.. Cha Dec 2013 #18
LEATHERRRRRRR JI7 Dec 2013 #19
Yeah, we did.. It's funny because I Cha Dec 2013 #20
i just posted a thread in GD on it JI7 Dec 2013 #21
Been to Politics and Prose often, near my old neighborhood, elleng Dec 2013 #22
It all looks so pleasantly awesome and Cha Dec 2013 #25
Yes, pleasant and awesome, elleng Dec 2013 #28
A good rendezvous with your daughters. I vaguely Cha Dec 2013 #29
Yes, that's where sunset was taken, Cha, approaching the cottage. elleng Dec 2013 #30
Wow! That's your cottage from the air that Cha Dec 2013 #31
Yes, Blue in AK was able to post it from my FB. elleng Dec 2013 #32
Ah, thanks for clarifying on the Chevy Chases.. Cha Dec 2013 #33
YES! elleng Dec 2013 #34
I'm glad to see the Secret Service looks prominent, observant, and protective. NBachers Dec 2013 #24
Ah yes, I see them now.. I was Cha Dec 2013 #27
I'm thinking the same thing... Demoiselle Dec 2013 #45
Here's to the good job the Secret Service does, Cha Dec 2013 #46
This one speaks volumes madamesilverspurs Dec 2013 #39
Good Point, madame! Those two are so cute.. I saw another pic of them this Cha Dec 2013 #42
What a wonderful way to start my week - thanks! IrishAyes Dec 2013 #43
LOL, Irish.. speaking of "delight"! It's a delight to Cha Dec 2013 #44
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