1Praise for A Thousand Splendid Suns: ‘A beautifully crafted and disturbing story . . . As unforgettable as The Kite Runner, this novel places us in Afghanistan with an open heart’ Isabe...

1RICHARD F. BURTON Richard Francis Burton, the Victorian explorer, linguist, and writer best remembered today for his translation of The Arabian Nights, was born in Torquay, Devon, o...

1Praise for A Thousand Splendid Suns: ‘A beautifully crafted and disturbing story . . . As unforgettable as The Kite Runner, this novel places us in Afghanistan with an open heart’ Isabe...