And the Mountains Echoed

By: Khaled Hosseini

Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini, Navid Negahban, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Length: 14 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

On May 21, 2013, the new novel from Khaled Hosseini: an unforgettable story about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.

Khaled Hosseini, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each passing minute.

©2013 Khaled Hosseini (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Everything I would want in a book from Khaled Hosseini

A beautifully told set of stories. It was both heart wrenching and heart warming, and the thought in the story development is incredible. My reflections on the book were just as enjoyable as reading it because I could look back and see all of the idiosyncrasies that I had missed initially. Love his writing and this did not disappoint!!

Another Hosseini Masterpiece

This book is breathtakingly nuanced in the way it captures love, loss, loyalty, and disappointment. I read it when it first came out and listened to the audiobook again years later. I love it just as much the second time around.

Another masterpiece by Khaled Hosseini

I loved this book as much as I loved his other books. He has a way of telling a story that shows how we are all connected, with detailed stories about each character's life, vivid descriptions of the scene, and heart wrenching love at the same time as beautiful, innocent love. I highly recommend this, and his other books.

Complex and exceptional.

Very rich in imagery, details the complex emotions of real relationships. A worthwhile experience, well performed. Floats around through time as do our thoughts.

Not as great as kite runner or thousand splendid suns

This was an OK book. There were certain chapters that I felt did not add that much to the story. It will still make for a decent book club discussion, but not as fantastic as kite runner or thousand splendid suns.

An emotional and at times heartbreaking story

This book is incredibly descriptive and unique. The story follows the lives of independent people, seemingly unrelated, but as we dive deeper we see the connections that bind them. The heart of the story is of invisible ties to our loved ones. Although time and distance separate us, we are still connected.

One of the narrators was horrible

The story itself is quite good. Perhaps not as great as his other 2 masterpieces. One of the narrators was terrible and ruined some of the story for me because they were just that bad.

Master Storytellimg

I absolutely loved this book, and will listen to it again. He is a master storyteller.

Beautifully poetic writing

The author weaves a captivating story. The character narrations in accented English add nuance to the tale.

Narrators ruin story

The plot was fine but the narrators were no good. The couple of chapters narrated by the author were the most compelling. Would recommend reading rather than listening.