The novel is written by Khaled Hosseni. I love this novel so much that I have read it twice and have shared it with my students. I tell them the story when we have a break between classes. They enjoy the story as well. I am deeply moved by the fate(命运) of the characters.

Living in a poor country and a terrible family for nearly thirty years, the character Mariam had a hard life. Another character Laila was much luckier than her. At least she had a happy childhood with her dear family and her friends. She was not lonely and her father loved her so much and put so much importance on her education, which Mariam could never imagine to have. 

I was deeply shocked when Mariam’s mother Nana killed herself after Mariam went out to find her father by herself and didn’t come back during the night. Mariam’s life was completely changed after that. She was later sent away by her father and married a shoe maker Rasheed who made Mariam suffer a lot both mentally and physically.

Life had always been so hard for her, but she dealt with it so well and she even thanked the arrangement of the fate. Mariam was just like the thousand splendid suns that always give hope and make life so bright. In a word, it is a wonderful novel.