KHALED HOSSEINI
u003cbu003eThe number one bestseller, cu003c/bu003eu003cbu003ehosen as a Book of the Decade by u003ciu003eThe Timesu003c/iu003e, u003ciu003eDaily Telegraphu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eGuardianu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Devastating' u003ciu003eDaily Telegraphu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Heartbreaking' u003ciu003eThe Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Unforgettable' Isabel Allendeu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Haunting'u003c/bu003e u003ciu003eu003cbu003eIndependentu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eAfghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.