How Did Mariam's Life Change In A Thousand Splendid Suns

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In a historical fiction book called A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini tells a story about events that happen in Afghanistan from the soviet and Taliban’s invasion. This book tells us about how two women Mariam and Laila’s and how their life changed. From their childhood to adulthood they both had experience many things. Mariam’s childhood was a little different form Laila.Mariam had lived with her mom in a small house in a small neighborhood away from the city. Her father, Jalil didn’t live with them and instead lived with her 3 other wifes and his children in a large house. But then one day Mariam’s life had changed. Her mother had hang herself from the tree and died. WIth that Mariam had to move in with Jalil. After couple of

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