• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Paperbacks; 1st edition (1 January 2013); Bloomsbury Press
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781408844441
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1408844441
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 280 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
• Generic Name ‏ : ‎ Book

Mariam 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.