The Kite Runner

Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his father’s affections. His closest friend Hassan always helps Amir succeed. But when Amir witnesses an unforgivable act of violence against Hassan and does nothing to intervene, he sets off a chain of events that will affect his life for the next twenty-six years. Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel is at once a sweeping historical epic and a deeply personal story of guilt, atonement, and the complex bonds between fathers and sons. Emotionally raw and beautifully written, it is a book that stays with you for a lifetime.