A story of love, separation, friendship, compassion, exile, memory and the troubled history of Afghanistan, spanning three continents and 60 years... Hosseini is a master storyteller and his characters brim with life... This novel will not disappoint his many admirers (Paul Dunn
The Times)
Hosseinis evocative tales dont just capture hearts, they break them (
Glamour)
I defy any critics less high-minded than, say, F.R. Leavis not to enjoy the sheer zest with which Hosseini goes about his business here or admire the unhurried confidence with which he sweeps through the years. And if they do admit that resistance is futile and allow their heartstrings to be shamelessly tugged, they might spot something else as well: in its admittedly unsubtle way, the novel gives a thorough airing to the central question of whether its better to stay true to your roots or rise above them ... Lets face it, Hosseini is a master storyteller (James Walton
Spectator)
Fascinating and moving (
Stylist)
A profoundly moving story of how families love, betray, honour and make sacrifices for each other (
Woman & Home)
We defy you not to cry (
Asos)
Yes, there will be tears (
InStyle)
Heart warming and beautiful (
Essentials)
Clever and moving (
Easy Living)
Hosseini pulls off his usual impressive trick of breaking your heart and leaving you smiling (Helen Brown
Daily Telegraph)
Tremendously moving (Omid Djalili
Daily Express)
Touching and epic (
Sunday Telegraph)
A worthy successor
Part of Hosseinis effectiveness as a storyteller is the way he draws on universal signifiers of myth and symbol
In mining such truths about human experience, Hosseini digs deep and brings up diamonds (Rachel Hore
Independent on Sunday)
A touching story of love across time and continents
(
Sunday Express)
Takes you on an irresistible treasure trail of stories from Kabul to Paris, via San Francisco and the Greek island of Tinos
Hosseinis characters are beautifully drawn
For a novel that will change how you judge yourself and others, it has to be Hosseini (Sarah Pyper
Stylist)
I was looking forward to sinking into the lush narrative of Khaled Hosseinis
And the Mountains Echoed
Hosseinis book is an absorbing read. His characters are nuanced and their overlapping narratives stay with you. Its a heartbreaking and beautifully told story of sibling love and loss (Emma Rion
Stylist)
The key to Hosseinis story-telling is to keep us constantly guessing
Hosseini has a gift for lyrical description, but the chief merit of his style is a simplicity that allows him to go straight to the heart. He has written a magnificent, compassionate, life-affirming novel (Anthony Gardner
Mail on Sunday)
A beautifully narrated tale ... It is impossible to read Hosseinis novels without feeling at times that your heart is being ripped out and yet somehow you finish the novel feeling as if you have been given a very special gift
(Lizzy Greenhalgh
Lady)
A heartbreaking story of enduring sibling love (
Good Housekeeping)
Hosseini goes straight to the heart of the matter in this magnificent, compassionate, life-affirming novel
(
Irish Mail)
His third engrossing tale of life, love, hope, despair and redemption set against the backdrop of war-ravaged Afghanistan ... The novels poignant, bitter-sweet conclusion will almost certainly bring tears to your eyes devotees of the emotionally charged
Kite Runner would expect no less (Kath Whitbourn
Daily Mail)
Emotionally wrenching (Luisa Metcalfe
Scottish Daily Express)
He is a master of that principle: get your readers where they want to go, but not in the way they expect ...
And the Mountains Echoed charges its readers for the emotional particles they are, giving them what they want with a narrative facility as great as any blockbusting author alive (Alexander Linklater
Observer)
This is a shamelessly enjoyable book (Philip Hensher
Guardian)
He brings a real, human Afghanistan to life in a way that endless news stories about bombs and the Taliban cant ... The mountains echo with the voices and events from the past and the ripples extend outwards beyond the final page
(Luisa Metcalfe
Daily Express)
His most assured and emotionally gripping story yet ... Succeed[s] in spinning his characters lives into a deeply affecting choral work is a testament both to his intimate knowledge of their inner lives and to his power as an old-fashioned storyteller (Michiko Kakutani
International Herald Tribune)
And the Mountains Echoed opens like a thunderclap...From this dramatic opening spins a constellation of star-crossed characters...Love, Hosseini seems to say, is the great leveller, cutting through language, class, and identity. No one in this gripping novel is immune to its impact (
O - The Oprah Magazine)
Hosseini plants seeds and uncovers secrets with the sure hand of a master storyteller. His tales leave a lingering, haunting impression ( Metro)
His best yet ( Scotsman)
This universality and humanity may well be why millions of readers devour Hosseinis books. I read And the Mountains Echoed in a single sitting it is an absorbing read from a master storyteller ( Financial Times)
An exquisitely rendered study of familial bonds ... And the Mountains Echoed moves deftly between generations and countries ... The novel is a dizzying array of voices and places that allows the reader to luxuriate in Hosseinis rich, textured language. Hosseini is a masterful storyteller (Literary Review)
Heartbreaking (Grazia)
A profoundly moving novel, undoubtedly one of the years highlights. It is also Mr Hosseinis best and most ambitious work yet ( Irish Examiner)