In fact, the mountains in this book bear sole witness to a couple of key, pivotal events. I changed "hills" to "mountains" partly because of the obvious nature of Afghanistan's topography, but also because of the pervasive presence of mountains in the book. The little ones leaped, and shouted, and laughed, "Well, well, go and play till the light fades away, The inspiration for it was The Nurse's Song, a lovely poem by William Blake, in which he ends a verse with the line, "And all the hills echoed." Vous comprenez? Like you have missed the beginning of a story and now you are in the middle of it, trying to understand.”Ĭan you tell us a little about the title, And the Mountains Echoed? If not, your own life seems unreal to you. “But it is important to know this, to know your roots. Destiny, for if you are destined for a certain path, riding a train or swimming the ocean, whatever ways of transportation would eventually lead you where you ought to be.Of course, a story like this would end in a reunion, so even though it was a maze to get to the destination, it would always find its way to the finish line. The book, being on different routes to its eventual destination, which of course, is what I was anticipating right from the day Pari and Abdullah was separated.Yes, I believe this to be pertaining on the book itself or even destiny.
And then here it goes, "no matter where you hop onboard, you are bound to reach your destination sooner or later". So, yeah, this book is a web of stories of people whose lives have intersected at some point or another but it didn't stop me from bitching, "I could have teared the middle of this book and it will make no difference to how the story would have ended, and the readers would still understand the whole of it". I pray you find it, sister, so you will know what was in my heart as I went under.” Before I march in, I leave this on the shore for you. “ They tell me I must wade into waters, where I will soon drown. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most.įollowing its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe-from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos-the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.
Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.
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