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Historical Fiction
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Narrated by Death, the story of a girl in Nazi Germany who steals books and reads them aloud in a basement.
Historical Fiction
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
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A childhood betrayal in Kabul that takes a lifetime, and a return journey, to answer for.
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Audience
- Adult
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- Friendship
- Redemption
- Afghanistan
About the book
Hosseini's first novel follows Amir from 1970s Afghanistan to California and back, in a story about friendship, cowardice and the possibility of amends.
Why we recommend it
Propulsive and painful, with a clarity that makes it hard to put down.
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