So; then. You want a story and I will tell you one...Afghanistan; 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father; Saboor; is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Abdullah; Pari - as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named - is everything. More like a parent than a brother; Abdullah will do anything for her; even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection. Each night they sleep together in their cot; their heads touching; their limbs tangled. One day the siblings journey across the desert to Kabul with their father. Pari and Abdullah have no sense of the fate that awaits them there; for the event which unfolds will tear their lives apart; sometimes a finger must be cut to save the hand. Crossing generations and continents; moving from Kabul; to Paris; to San Francisco; to the Greek island of Tinos; with profound wisdom; depth; insight and compassion; Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our lives; the ways in which we help our loved ones in need; how the choices we make resonate through history and how we are often surprised by the people closest to us.