A Thousand Splendid Suns Is A Breathtaking Story Set Against The Volatile Events Of Afghanistans Last Thirty Yearsfrom The Soviet Invasion To The Reign Of The Taliban To The Post-Taliban Rebuildingthat Puts The Violence, Fear, Hope, And Faith Of This Country In Intimate, Human Terms. It Is A Tale Of Two Generations Of Characters Brought Jarringly Together By The Tragic Sweep Of War, Where Personal Livesthe Struggle To Survive, Raise A Family, Find Happinessare Inextricable From The History Playing Out Around Them.