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432 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781526604750
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 23 August 2018
Description
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes...
Community Reviews Summary of 64,138 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
dark 55%
tense 43%
reflective 41%
challenging 39%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 26%
informative 26%
adventurous 9%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, ViolenceModerate
Miscarriage, Rape432 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781526604750
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 23 August 2018
Description
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes...
Community Reviews Summary of 64,138 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
dark 55%
tense 43%
reflective 41%
challenging 39%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 26%
informative 26%
adventurous 9%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, ViolenceModerate
Miscarriage, Rape