Bloomsbury, 2007, Medium Trade Paperback, Book Condition: Very Good, Reprint
Medium Trade Paperback. 324 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Bloomsbury, London, 2007. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN/EAN: 9780747594888. Inventory No: 20010053. *** FREE tracked shipping for all orders within Australia ***
Medium Trade Paperback. 324 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Bloomsbury, London, 2007. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN/EAN: 9780747594888. Inventory No: 20010053. *** FREE tracked shipping for all orders within Australia ***