
The Kite Runner
From Shelf: The books we read in 2007
The number one bestseller, chosen as a Book of the Decade by The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian'Devastating' Daily Telegraph'Heartbreaking' The Times'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende'Haunting' IndependentAfghanistan, 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.
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RRP: £6.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9781526604736
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