--- product_id: 169324442 title: "A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing)" price: "KD 7.20" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/169324442-a-thousand-splendid-suns-khaled-hosseini-bloomsbury-publishing store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing) **Price:** KD 7.20 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing) - **How much does it cost?** KD 7.20 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/169324442-a-thousand-splendid-suns-khaled-hosseini-bloomsbury-publishing) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing) by Hosseini, Khaled from desertcart's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Review: Hosseini's Splendid Women - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini As a small time writer of no consequence, I am only too ready to criticise the next reading circle book. The more successful the book, the more likely I am to be prickly, suspicious and on the lookout for faults. However, as soon as I started A Thousand Splendid Suns, any envious nastiness evaporated as I was drawn into this wonderful book. For me, it was a book that was almost perfect - a traditionally written story, well constructed, with characters - the main ones, specifically - with whom you couldn't help empathising. It was also a thirty year history of Afghanistan from about 1974 to 2003. The book tells the story of two women, who over the period are married to the same man; at first they are rivals, even though their husband is an unattractive, hateful, abusive middle-aged man, who has twice taken on very young girls in the hope of producing a son. Eventually, in spite of everything they become friends, or almost mother and daughter. I have to admit that I didn't really follow the politics, but what comes over is the suffering of the population as power swings backwards and forwards between various regimes; between one set of soldiers or aggressors and another, and on a personal level, the suffering and impotence of the womenfolk, in the face of the power of the men. Hosseini didn't pull his punches when he described the domestic violence that his two main characters were exposed to. And the worst horror of this is not so much the physical beatings, but the realisation that there is no escape, and no higher power for these two women to go to. So though you might start the book thinking that this is how two feisty, plucky women succeed in defeating their brute of a husband, that would be all too easy to write and untrue to itself. I am never comfortable with explicit sex scenes and generally do not see the need for them. I enjoyed and was moved by Hosseini's delicately written love scenes and description of youthful passion. I took A Thousand Splendid Suns on holiday with me, though some might regard it as inappropriate summer reading. All I know is that once I had started, I didn't want to put it down and that I was able to read it without interruption. And towards the end of the book, as I lay on my sun-bed, tears that I could not stem were running down my face. The capacity to move and the capacity to involve the reader in the lives of fictional characters is of great importance to me and Khaled Hosseini totally succeeded in this and has thereby created a brilliant book. Review: You must read this book! - Just incredible so well written and so emotional. You must read this book. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 917 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 4 in Islamic Religion 21 in Cultural Heritage Fiction 74 in Women's Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (55,674) | | Dimensions | 12.8 x 3.8 x 19.6 cm | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 1526604752 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1526604750 | | Item weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 432 pages | | Publication date | 23 Aug. 2018 | | Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing | ## Images ![A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Myu1ZnYcL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hosseini's Splendid Women *by M***X on 5 August 2012* A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini As a small time writer of no consequence, I am only too ready to criticise the next reading circle book. The more successful the book, the more likely I am to be prickly, suspicious and on the lookout for faults. However, as soon as I started A Thousand Splendid Suns, any envious nastiness evaporated as I was drawn into this wonderful book. For me, it was a book that was almost perfect - a traditionally written story, well constructed, with characters - the main ones, specifically - with whom you couldn't help empathising. It was also a thirty year history of Afghanistan from about 1974 to 2003. The book tells the story of two women, who over the period are married to the same man; at first they are rivals, even though their husband is an unattractive, hateful, abusive middle-aged man, who has twice taken on very young girls in the hope of producing a son. Eventually, in spite of everything they become friends, or almost mother and daughter. I have to admit that I didn't really follow the politics, but what comes over is the suffering of the population as power swings backwards and forwards between various regimes; between one set of soldiers or aggressors and another, and on a personal level, the suffering and impotence of the womenfolk, in the face of the power of the men. Hosseini didn't pull his punches when he described the domestic violence that his two main characters were exposed to. And the worst horror of this is not so much the physical beatings, but the realisation that there is no escape, and no higher power for these two women to go to. So though you might start the book thinking that this is how two feisty, plucky women succeed in defeating their brute of a husband, that would be all too easy to write and untrue to itself. I am never comfortable with explicit sex scenes and generally do not see the need for them. I enjoyed and was moved by Hosseini's delicately written love scenes and description of youthful passion. I took A Thousand Splendid Suns on holiday with me, though some might regard it as inappropriate summer reading. All I know is that once I had started, I didn't want to put it down and that I was able to read it without interruption. And towards the end of the book, as I lay on my sun-bed, tears that I could not stem were running down my face. The capacity to move and the capacity to involve the reader in the lives of fictional characters is of great importance to me and Khaled Hosseini totally succeeded in this and has thereby created a brilliant book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You must read this book! *by A***D on 21 April 2026* Just incredible so well written and so emotional. You must read this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On time *by S***L on 3 January 2026* Must read. ## Frequently Bought Together - A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury Publishing) - The Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini - And the Mountains Echoed (Bloomsbury Publishing) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/169324442-a-thousand-splendid-suns-khaled-hosseini-bloomsbury-publishing](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/169324442-a-thousand-splendid-suns-khaled-hosseini-bloomsbury-publishing) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*