and the mountains spoke

The decision of a humble peasant family to give a daughter up for adoption to a wealthy couple is the foundation upon which Khaled Hosseini -author of the unforgettable The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns- has woven this formidable tapestry in which the destinies of several generations are intertwined and the infinite ways in which love, courage, betrayal, and sacrifice play a decisive role in people's lives are explored.
The story begins in a remote and desolate village in Afghanistan, where Sabur and his second wife face the arrival of another unforgiving winter in precarious conditions. Abdullah, the eldest son, ten years old, has cared for his sister Pari since she was small, and now both listen captivated to the sad story their father tells them before putting them to bed, the eve of starting a long journey that will lead them to Kabul. There, in the bustling streets of the capital, this fascinating itinerary will begin, guiding the reader from the autumn of 1952 to the present, from Kabul to Paris, from the Greek island of Tinos to San Francisco.