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A-deeply-moving,-gorgeously-illustrated-short-story-for-people-of-all-ages-from-the-international-bestselling-author-of-The-Kite-Runner,-brought-to-life-by-Dan-Williams’s-beautiful-illustrations.On-a-moonlit-beach-a-father-cradles-his-sleeping-son-as-they-wait-for-dawn-to-break-and-a-boat-to-arrive.-He-speaks-to-his-boy-of-the-long-summers-of-his-childhood,-recalling-his-grandfather’s-house-in-Syria,-the-stirring-of-olive-trees-in-the-breeze,-the-bleating-of-his-grandmother’s-goat,-the-clanking-of-her-cooking-pots.-And-he-remembers,-too,-the-bustling-city-of-Homs-with-its-crowded-lanes,-its-mosque-and-grand-souk,-in-the-days-before-the-sky-spat-bombs-and-they-had-to-flee.-When-the-sun-rises-they-and-those-around-them-will-gather-their-possessions-and-embark-on-a-perilous-sea-journey-in-search-of-a-new-home.Khaled-Hosseini-is-one-of-the-most-widely-read-and-beloved-authors.-His-novels-The-Kite-Runner,-A-Thousand-Splendid-Suns-and-And-the-Mountains-Echoed-have-sold-over-55-million-copies-all-over-the-world.-Hosseini-is-a-Goodwill-Ambassador-for-UNHCR,-the-UN-Refugee-Agency,-and-the-founder-of-The-Khaled-Hosseini-Foundation,-a-not-for-profit-organisation-which-provides-humanitarian-assistance-to-the-people-of-Afghanistan.-He-was-born-in-Kabul,-Afghanistan,-and-lives-in-northern-California.Dan-Williams-is-a-London-based-artist-whose-illustrations-accompanied-an-extract-of-A-Thousand-Splendid-Suns-in-the-Guardian-when-it-was-first-published-15-years-ago.-His-work-has-also-appeared-in-National-Geographic,-Rolling-Stone-and-the-Wall-Street-Journal,-amongst-many-other-publications.-dan-williams.
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