Suspensefulemotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadnt remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story."NPRAn Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her family and the tragedy that destroyed their lives in this brilliant and compelling novel from the bestselling author of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, The House Without Windows, and When the Moon Is Low.Kabul, 1978 The daughter of a prominent family,Sitara Zamanilives a privileged life in Afghanistans thriving cosmopolitan capital. The 1970s are a time of remarkable promise under the leadership of people like Sardar Daoud, Afghanistans progressive president, and Sitaras beloved father, his righthand man. But the tenyearold Sitaras world is shattered when communists stage a coup, assassinating the president and Sitaras entire family. Only she survives.Smuggled out of the palace by a guard named Shair, Sitara finds her way to the home of a female American diplomat, who adopts her and raises her in America. In her new country, Sitara takes on a new nameAryana Shepherdand throws herself into her studies, eventually becoming a renowned surgeon. A survivor, Aryana has refused to look back, choosing instead to bury the trauma and devastating loss she endured.New York, 2008 Thirty years after that fatal night in Kabul, Aryanas world is rocked again when an elderly patient appears in her examination rooma man she never expected to see again. It...

Binding: Paperback;480 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: FA; Weight: 476 g; Dimensions: 134 x 204 x 32

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