The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner is a compelling and easy-to-read story of Amir, the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, his relationship with his distant father and his relationship with his servant and constant companion.

The Kite Runner is fiction but the story line is entirely believable, with stark details of people living in war-torn times and personal triumph over the forces of violence.

Of note, the author himself was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, the son of a diplomat whose family received political asylum in the United States in 1980., This is his first book.