Rifat melewatkan hari-harinya berdua saja dengan Bapak, sejak dulu. Dalam kesunyiannya, dia bertemu dengan Nina yang sama-sama kesepian. Hubungan mereka kian rekat, sampai suatu hari Nina pergi meninggalkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang tidak terjawab. Dalam kehilangannya, hidup Rifat terus bergulir: berbenturan dengan masa lalu, bertumbukan dengan luka-luka lama, berkenalan dengan nilai-nilai bar…
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sister…
The award-winning authors of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids will Talk now examine the problems of sibling rivalry in its various forms and offer solutions for parents to promote cooperation amongst their children.
The "New York Times" bestseller and international classic loved by millions of readers. 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 possibi…
After burning his nine pair of shoes, Mr. Kwon now shows his resolve to take his challenge directly to the site of the struggle where reality is determined. When he accepts without protest a company job offered to him as compensation for an injury he suffered in a car accident by the guilty party who happens to be the CEO, even after the company's sinister agenda is exposed, he reveals the cold…
Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literature. "Poor Man's Wife" by Eun Hee-kyung. ASIA Publishers present some of the very best modern Korean literature to readers worldwide through its new Korean literature series . We are proud and happy to offer it in the most authoritative translation by renowned translators of Korea literature. We hope that this series helps to build solid bridges between c…
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sister…
- An Afghani `War And Peace' That Promises To Be One of 2007's Best Novels Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a genuine instant literary classic, and one destined to be remembered as one of 2007's best novels. It should be compared favorably to such legendary Russian novels like "War and Peace" and "Doctor Zhivago".
Family life seen from two sides – a menopausal mother and her teenage daughter. The same story but different interpretations seen through Frankie’s diary and harassed GP Sue’s emails to her sister in Australia. Funny, moving depiction of a loving family who have simply stopped listening to each other, loved by mothers and daughters alike.
Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it home triumphantly, to prove to his father that he …