384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747582793
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication date: 22 May 2007
Description
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home an...
Community Reviews Summary of 41,918 reviews
Moods
sad 84%
dark 53%
tense 42%
reflective 41%
challenging 39%
inspiring 30%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
adventurous 9%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, ViolenceModerate
Miscarriage, Rape
384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747582793
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication date: 22 May 2007
Description
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home an...
Community Reviews Summary of 41,918 reviews
Moods
sad 84%
dark 53%
tense 42%
reflective 41%
challenging 39%
inspiring 30%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
adventurous 9%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, ViolenceModerate
Miscarriage, Rape