Mille soleils brillants

Mariam and Laila are two women from different generations, each with her own ideas about love and family, brought together by war and loss in one house. As the dangers surrounding them intensify – both in their home and on the streets of Kabul – their differences recede, and a bond of sisterhood develops between them that changes the course of their lives and opens doors to the future for the next generation.

In this novel, Hosseini presents the heroism and sacrifices made by women to protect their families. He reveals how love, or sometimes just its memory, is what keeps us alive.