Deeply Moving Story That You'll Find Hard to Put Down
Like just about every booklover, books pile up on my night table waiting to be read: books with interesting jacket copy that catch my eye as I visit our stores, galleys of publisher faves and, of course, recommendations from friends who know I just can't resist a great story. This past weekend, I pulled out a book that somehow kept falling to the bottom of the stack and no doubt had been there for many months. In fact, when I checked the publication date - it was over a year. It is called The Kite Runner, and it is a total treasure.
Set in Kabul and beginning just prior to the Russian invasion, The Kite Runner tells a heartbreaking story about the relationship between two boyhood friends who are as close as brothers, but just happen to be master and servant. Their relationship evolves over a tumultuous 40-year period and is forever marked by a moment in their youth when Amir, the privileged son, watches from a perch of safety while his friend and caregiver is brutally raped. You will find this story hard to put down and deeply moving.
2 years ago