{"product_id":"a-thousand-splendid-suns-1","title":"A Thousand Splendid Suns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A suspenseful epic' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A triumph'\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreaking' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deeply moving' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 432 pages | Published August 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63867435221341,"sku":"9781526604767","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781526604767.jpg?v=1773596502","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/a-thousand-splendid-suns-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}