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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.  This was the September read for our MOMS Club book club.  We had originally thought about The Kite Runner, since the movie was coming out, but of course that meant the book was in high demand at the library.  So we decided on this, also thinking it would be an appropriate choice for a moms' group, since the story is about women.

I don't know quite how to describe it - not an "enjoyable" book, because it tells of so much sorrow and suffering.  But I certainly am glad I read it.  Although the characters are fictional, I know the situations are all too real.  Have been the reality for too many in Afghanistan and other countries where women are treated as property, chattel, or slaves.  I don't know how one could read books like this and not feel compassion for these people, or anger that these atrocities are committed in the name of religion.  Even considering all that heaviness, this story also had warmth and love, and portrayed an unlikely friendship that was characterized by a depth of devotion and commitment that was truly beautiful.