Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage.
Isabella Vaj Books
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner tells a sweeping story of family, love, and friendship against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, bringing to mind the large canvases of the Russian writers of the nineteenth century. But just as it is old-fashioned in its narration, it is contemporary in its subject-the devastating history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years. As emotionally gripping as it is tender, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful debut.
Reminiscent of "Memoirs of a Geisha," this novel is a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist.
La notte della casa bruciata
- 461 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Aveva tredici anni la notte in cui successe tutto. La casa divorata dalle fiamme, il buio, la neve, le urla dei vicini. E tutti, mamma, papà, i fratellini, chiusi dentro. Solo lui si era salvato. Da quel giorno, nel cuore di Michael è sempre inverno. Più di vent'anni dopo, come medico volontario, Michael è ancora in cerca di un riscatto. La sua ossessione è salvare tutti, in ogni parte del mondo, per spegnere il tormento di non aver salvato una volta chi amava. Trascurando chi lo ama ora. Ma quando finalmente decide di affrontare il passato e di salvare il suo matrimonio, il mondo è pronto a crollargli addosso un'altra volta. Al ritorno nel suo appartamento di Londra Michael trova il cadavere di sua moglie Caitlin. Incidente o omicidio?
