And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

An emotionally powerful and intricately woven tale tracing how a sibling separation in rural Afghanistan reverberates across generations and continents, exploring love, loss, sacrifice, and the enduring bonds of family

• Global Bestseller: Over 3 million copies sold within five months of release

• Award Winner: Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction (2013)

• Critical Praise:

  • Lauded for its “wondrous echo chamber” of interlinked lives and emotional resonance

  • Celebrated for lyrical prose, multifaceted characterisation, and moral depth

• Rich Structure: Nine chapters, each from a different viewpoint, spanning continents and decades

• Emotional Core: Central narrative explores siblings whose permanent separation and final reunion reveal the painful effects of memory and love

• Enduring Impact: Popular on Reddit; readers call it “heart‑wrenching but beautiful,” “hauntingly powerful,” and “one of the best books I’ve ever read”