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Sparks Like Stars

by Nadia Hashimi
A story set in 1978 Afghanistan and New York City 2008. A must-read for Historical Fiction fans. A young girl witnesses the cold-blooded murder of her family in a coup against the President of Afghanistan. She manages to survive.  Sparks Like Stars By Nadia Hashimi #historical fiction, #reading, #books-to-read, #books

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"Hashimi's narrative is telenovela-good-daring adventurers, deadly secrets, family drama, the beloved dead, a politician-in-the-making, true love, and more." -Booklist (starred review)

"The question of whether Sitara can go home again is the existential and physical journey Hashimi conjures, in a story at once surreal and deeply rooted in the history of Afghanistan's modern turmoil and ancient enchantment." -NPR

"A fascinating epic tale." -New York Post

"Thrilling and moving" -Booklist

"The novel is an elegiac tribute to family and civilization-fragile collective entities that should be cherished while they still hold." -BookPage


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