And the Mountains Echoed

‘And the Mountains Echoed’ by Khaled Hosseni is a great novel about a boy Abdullah and his sister Pari who live with their father in Shadbagh, Afghanistan. The story highlights their struggle through poverty and the brutal winters. Abdullah is the main character of the story who sees his sister as a beautiful and sweet natured person and acts like a protective big brother. The family moves from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco and to Tinos and Khaled describes the love in their bonds and how sentimental yet so interesting their story is. He stresses upon how we help our loved ones during the course of our lives and how our choices act as sources of historical importance that our future generations will cherish. After six years of wait, Khaled released the much awaited book ‘And the mountains echoed’ which went on to become another bestseller, further adding to his impressive legacy.