http://www.amazon.in/Thousand-Splendid-Suns-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/1408844443 A Thousand Splendid Suns Epz Ed paints a picture of Afghanistan filled with loss, love and bravery. It tells us the story through two women, Mariam and Laila, who happen to meet because of the battle waging in their homeland. Both women are noticeably different at heart and there is a considerable generation gap between the two of them.