Sitara,I would second you with all my reading being !! I loved The Kiterunner , a heartbreakingly beautiful tale.Right from the beginning , I had a knot in my stomach..on the edge till the very end. It has alot of timeless attributes,freindship,pride honour,betrayal and at long last,redemption or at the least the hope of it. This one stays with you for a long long time afterward..and you find yourself discussing it with friends over dinner, on the train, anywhere. Read it! ( now i sound like I'm hawking it !) This Khaled guy is a gifted writer, he writes with such simplicity and in it lies great wosdom. Loved it.."For you ,a thousand times over." \