Safia Lehri

Book Review And the Mountains Echoed by Khaleed Hosseini is a tale of separation where 10 year old Abdullah is compelled by his father to hand over his baby sister "Pari" to a wealthy family. Situations and events occurring in Kabul (Afghanistan) turns to be shifted to France and America. Abdullah has married and owns a restaurant in America and has a daughter named "pari" while in France Pari is married and have children too. pari despite having all comforts of life still feels lonely and emptiness in her life and she tries to trace her birth place and blood relations. This novel is full of struggle, agony, emotion, passion, never ending discomfort and true love. "They tell me I must wade into water, where i will soon drown. Before I march in, i leave this on the shore for you. i pray you find it, sister, so you will know what was in my heart as I went under." After years when both siblings are aged finally meet and express their feelings and love.