Wednesday 27 March 2013

Wishlist Wednesday...


I am delighted to be part of wishlist Wednesday which is hosted by Dani at pen to paper

The idea is to post about one book each week that has been on your wishlist for some time, or maybe just added.

So what do you need to do to join in?

Follow Pen to Paper as host of the meme.

Pick a book from your wishlist that you are dying to get to put on your shelves.

Do a post telling your readers about the book and why it's on your wishlist.

Add your blog to the linky at the bottom of her post.

Put a link back to pen to paper (http://vogue-pentopaper.blogspot.com) somewhere in your post.




My Wishlist Wednesday book 



 And the Mountains Echoed 



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And the Mountains Echoed
Bloomsbury 21st May 2013



Blurb from Goodreads

So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one...Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, 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. Crossing generations and continents, moving from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek island of Tinos, with profound wisdom, depth, insight and compassion, Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our lives, the ways that we help our loved ones in need, how the choices we make resonate through history, and how we are often surprised by the people closest to us.

Kahled Hosseini is a master story teller and his previous books The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns have been two of my favourite books of the last ten years.

And the Mountains Echoed has been five years in the waiting, and my friends with early reading copies of this book tell me that it is well worth the wait.

I can't wait .


9 comments:

  1. His books are so popular, I look forward to reading at least one, to see what the fuss is all about. :)

    Hope you get it soon!
    My WW

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  2. I haven't heard of this one but, it sounds good! I hope you get it soon!
    Brittany @ Spare Time Book Blog
    My WW: http://sparetimebookblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/wishlist-wednesday-40.html

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  3. I loved THE KITE RUNNER! I haven't read his other book yet, but I will one day. :)

    Here's Mine @ Pinkindle Reads & Reviews

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  4. Hi Angie - Hope you get to read the books one day soon.

    Thanks for visiting jaffareadstoo :)

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  5. Yay, my review copy arrived this morning, it had been delayed by the naughty snow - all other plans for the day now on hold! :-)

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    1. Oh you lucky girl - am jealous - let me know what you think about it - happy reading :)

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  6. Oh, I am definitely waiting impatiently for this one! I loved both of his earlier novels, will be picking this one up as soon as I can. Enjoy!

    Lisa

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