And the Mountains Echoed
A sprawling, interconnected story that begins with a brother and sister in 1950s Afghanistan and radiates outward across generations and continents, tracing the lasting impact of one family's decisions.
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A poor Afghan father in 1952 makes a decision about his two children that quietly shapes the next sixty years across Kabul, Paris, and California in nine interlinked points of view.
And the Mountains Echoed is independent of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. All three are by Khaled Hosseini and set partly in Afghanistan, but the characters and storylines do not overlap.
Hosseini's prose is accessible, but the structure jumps across decades, countries, and narrators. Some readers find the shifting perspectives demanding. Most settle in once the family connections become clear.
And the Mountains Echoed was written by Khaled Hosseini, published in 2015 by Viking.
And the Mountains Echoed is 144 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, And the Mountains Echoed takes most readers 2 to 3 hours to finish.
And the Mountains Echoed is a standalone novel by Khaled Hosseini, not part of a series.
And the Mountains Echoed is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
