The first book from Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini - one of the best-loved and most highly acclaimed novels of our time.
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 shattering first novel by Khaled Hosseini, a rich and soul-searching narrative, a sharp, unforgettable taste of the trauma and tumult experienced by Afghanis as their country buckled' - The Observer
