“Joseph will return to Canaan, do not grieve, the hovels will be transformed into rose gardens, do not grieve. If a flood should come, to drown all that is alive, Noah is your guide in the eyes of the typhoon, do not grieve (Hosseini 365).” A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by Khaled Hosseini, is a story set in modern-day Afghanistan. It depicts the lives of two women in particular who live under the control of a persecutory husband and the infamous rule of the Taliban. And through these two women (Laila and Mariam), Hosseini creates a mind-blowing, awe-inspiring adventure of regret, desperation, tragedy, and, above all, redemption. The book begins with separate perspectives of each woman and how they consequently come together in the same family. Mariam, to begin with, is actually the result of the shameful act that her father, Jalil Khan, a wealthy businessman from Herat, committed by impregnating one of his maids. As a result, Mariam was forced to live in the countryside with her mother, Nana (who committed suicide), and eventually forced to marry as a teenager to a man named Rasheed. Secondly, Laila is a little girl whose family background is not the best: her parents are always fighting and her brothers, who she hardly remembers, are at war with the Soviets. Despite the harsh life she is forced to live, she always seems to find comfort in her lover, Tariq. However, when the Taliban finally come to power, her parents soon become victims of the violent bombing of Kabul and she is immediately orphaned. Then, as if by chance or luck, Rasheed finds Laila, pulls her out of the rubble, and eventually marries her. As Mariam and Laila form a mutual bond and lasting friendship, each of them soon realizes the anguish... at the center of the paper... presented in a focused and realistic way, but which also sheds light on the true Afghan reality . culture. Khaled Hosseini is a master at capturing the reader's attention from the beginning and, by the end, leaving them wanting more. Reading this story, I got to see Afghanistan from the female point of view, rather than the male one in Hosseini's other book, The Kite Runner. It certainly was a joy to read; however, the story was slow at times, but intense at other times. Overall, I would recommend this book to other people, not only because it is a fantastic story, but also because it gives the reader some sense of awareness for the violence that is actually happening in Afghanistan right now. For some, Afghanistan may seem like a war-torn country filled with violence and destruction, but for others it is a country that shines with its true beauty..