haled Hosseini, the author of the globally successful novels The Dragon Hunter and A Thousand Flaming Suns, publishes his third novel, in which he returns to his native Afghanistan, but also takes us to Paris or California. It tells the story of siblings separated in childhood. Abdullah grows up in the poverty of rural Afghanistan and longs for his lost sister, while Pari, who has forgotten she ever had a brother, is raised by a wealthy family in Kabul and Paris. Against the backdrop of almost sixty years of dramatic Afghan history, a story of love, loss and sacrifice unfolds. Is it better to be separated from your family than to suffer poverty? What can or should the rich do for the poor? How strong are family ties and what are the consequences of our decisions? Hosseini seeks an answer to these questions in a masterful narrative. Will Abdullah and Pari ever meet again?