Despite the challenges they face, the two women find hope and strength in their friendship and their shared experiences. At first, the two women are hostile towards each other, but they eventually form a strong bond as they both suffer under Rasheed's abuse and the oppressive laws of the Taliban.Īs the years pass, Mariam and Laila support each other through their trials and triumphs, including Mariam's pregnancy and Laila's decision to become a teacher in secret. Laila's family is forced to flee the city, and she is left behind when a bomb destroys her home and kills her parents and siblings.ĭespite their differences in age and background, Mariam and Laila are brought together by Rasheed, who takes Laila in as a second wife after her family's death. However, her life is turned upside down when the Taliban come to power and begin implementing strict laws that limit the rights of women. She is a bright and curious child who is close with her parents and siblings. Laila is a young girl growing up in Kabul during the same time period.
However, their relationship is marked by abuse and violence, and Mariam is constantly downtrodden and oppressed by her husband.
Despite her initial resistance to the marriage, Mariam eventually comes to love Rasheed and has a daughter with him. Mariam is a young girl living in a small village in Afghanistan when she is forced to marry a much older man named Rasheed. The story spans three decades, from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1970s to the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a novel by Khaled Hosseini that tells the story of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, who are bound together by circumstance and the tumultuous history of their country.
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